Some highly interesting facts about indigenous people 

Indigenous and tribal societies constitute an integral part of the diverse human race. For instance, if you carry out some research you will find that New Guinea Island which is inhabited by close to 1000 different tribes, is by far the most diverse region on this planet. Regardless of the fact that it houses no more than 0.1% of the world’s population, New Guinea is home to almost 1/7 of the 7000 different languages spoken world-over.

 

In general, there is nothing primitive about the indigenous tribes across the world. It’s only that they lead their lives a little differently than the rest. Indigenous societies have an extraordinary diversity, offering a lot to learn for everyone. A common factor that binds all these tribal societies is the fact that they place community before individuals. You will see them exchanging and sharing possessions instead of being obsessed about amassing their own wealth. Let’s go over some more highly interesting facts about these people below.

 

Life satisfaction same as the richest in the world

These people strongly believe that money doesn’t matter much when it comes to happiness. For instance, East Africa’s Maasai Tribe has the same life satisfaction rating as is found in the richest Americans on the Forbes 400 list.

Shun greed, vanity, competition and ownership

Venezuela’s Piaroa people derive peace by shunning the concepts of greed, vanity, competition and ownership. Men and women are given equal status, and the tribe thoroughly disavows violence. In fact, you will never see them physically punishing their children.

Environmentalists at core

Scientific evidence has revealed that the best way to tackle Amazon’s deforestation is by protecting the uncontacted tribes and the territories covered by them. There are close to 100 such tribes inhabiting this rainforest, and all of them have a unique connection with the environment. They are all hunter-gatherers with an amazing expertise in zoology and botany. In fact, it’s because how they take such good care of their environment that many of them lead pretty long lives. It all boils down to taking care of the environment, so that it takes good care of you.

Profound ways to connect to the nature

Whenever a child takes birth in the Indonesia’s Orang Rimba tribe, they plant his/her umbilical cord under a Sentubung tree. As a result, the child develops a very sacred bond with his/her own specific tree, and takes care of it for the rest of his/her life. In fact, Orang Rimba tribe considers cutting down of such a birth Sentubung tree as equivalent to committing a murder.

 

Cohesion and community spirit

The hunters of the Yanomami tribe (based out of mountains and rainforests in the southern Venezuela and northern Brazil region) believe in never eating their own catch. In fact they distribute it amongst others even before bringing it back home. As a result, everyone ends up eating something that has been handed to him/her by someone else. They believe that this fosters cohesion and community spirit.

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