'Man of the Hole': Last of his tribe dies in Brazil

The last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil has died, officials say.

The man, whose name was not known, had lived in total isolation for the past 26 years. 

He was known as "Man of the Hole" because he dug deep holes, some of which he used to trap animals, while others appeared to be hiding spaces.

His body was found on 23 August in a hammock outside his straw hut. There were no signs of violence.

The man was the last of an indigenous group whose other remaining six members were killed in 1995. The group lived in the Tanaru indigenous area in the state of Rondônia, which borders Bolivia. 

Most of his tribe were thought to have been killed as early as the 1970s by ranchers wanting to expand their land.

The "Man of the Hole" is thought to have been about 60 years old and to have died of natural causes. 

There were no signs of any incursions in his territory and nothing in his hut had been disturbed, officials said, but police will still carry out a postmortem investigation.

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Opinion

I would relate this news to the Sharing the planet topic because the news talks about the rural environment that the indigenous people live in and the rights they have as an indigenous tribe. 

The first thought that came to my mind when I read the headline was how many more indigenous tribes have disappeared, and we have not even noticed, and that is why I wanted to write about it. 

With the Man of the hole passing away, we have probably lost all his culture and ethnic language. We could learn a lot about his language or beliefs, or even his lifestyle, and he might as well learn from us. But due to numerous attacks and traumatizing experiences, lost trust in non-indigenous people and that made him isolate himself from society. Now, we will never know more than we already do, which is a shame.