Re: Protecting the Natives
What does "protected" mean? These aren't animals. They're human beings. Maybe they want a choice. They aren't stupid, and they aren't completely "uncontacted" either. Note the machete and metal pan in the photo below.
Every person living in a modern nation today once had ancestors who said "you know, spearing small animals for food kind of sucks. Can we do any better?"
Is this really about what's best for these people, or are they just being used as cannon fodder against the logging companies?