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IN PICTURES: Tribes from the air We live in a beautiful world. From the air, the diversity of its landscapes is enchanting. For generations, tribal peoples have been the guardians of these lands. Audio slideshow: Tribes from the Air → Exposed: Spanish billionaire’s role in destruction of ‘hiding tribe’s’ forest One of Spain’s richest men, Jacinto Rey González, has been implicated in the illegal bulldozing of a South American forest where the last uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon are hiding. This follows a recent raid on his company’s estate by Paraguayan officials. More → Action alert Please send an email to Jacinto Rey González's company Grupo San José (imagen.comunicacion@gruposanjose.biz), which has been caught illegally clearing forests in Paraguay where uncontacted Ayoreo are hiding. You can write in English or Spanish, and you might like to ask him why his company is breaking the law, and whether they will stop destroying the forests of Paraguay's uncontacted Ayoreo tribe. WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LEADER TECUMSEH So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, and beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. In the next edition… Dr. William Milliken, ethnobotanist from London’s Kew Gardens, talks to Survival about the Yanomami’s use of forest plants, the haunting sound of howler monkeys at dawn and why it is important to place a greater value on the botanical knowledge of tribal peoples.