In What the People of the Amazon Know That You Don't by Mark Plotkin he discusses the importance of accepting the privacy of the uncontacted tribes and their medicinal advantages. The isolated peoples have mastered the use of natural remedies to cure physical and spiritual diseases. Towering over of western medicine shamans influence the world of good and evil spirits, aka the "doctors" of the tribes. “You know what? If you have an infection, go to a doctor. But many human afflictions are diseases of the heart, the mind and the spirit. Western medicine can’t touch those. I cure them,” said shaman of a northwestern Amazonian tribe. They not only serve as a lesson for moral values but an advanced understanding of Earth's resources. “The rainforest holds answers to questions we have yet to ask,” a popular Surname saying.
Modern civilizations killing holders of valuable knowledge for industrial power and ignorant curiosity. “The elders are the libraries. Every time a Shaman dies. It’s as if a library has been burned down,” said Plotkin. Our mindless intrusiveness spreading seemingly curable diseases, killing isolated tribes not immune to our common sickness. Mass deforestation: the number two cause of carbon release into the atmosphere. We are not only destroying beneficial information but largely contributing to climate change. The tribes being forced to adapt violent protection methods to shield themselves from dangers of modern society.
Plotkin uses the American principle of constant economic success to justify our toxic actions. Like shown “In my Reality” and “30 Days” corporations have little care of how their actions may impact their workers and the how their ruthless climb to success is destroying our planet. Industries willing to do what it takes to become economically powerful, contributing to the ideal of an individual value based on monetary success.
As a conscious member of society I am aware how our industrialized civilization is erasing important cultural and medicinal knowledge. I hope to spread the message of conserving the survival of the isolated tribes because I am aware of their impact. I am a believer of natural medicine and the use of natural resources to cure diseases, and I believe that these tribes hold valuable treasures. This talk has opened my eyes to the global impact the simple action of curiosity has of indigenous tribes.