This is old, and thus not really news, but it does illustrate (caricature?) the attitude of a lot of westerners toward Africa and the South. I don’t know who this is, she’s some kind of celebrity. She was asked ‘Why can’t the majority of Americans find Iraq on a map?”.
The radio host discussing the clip makes a very good point at the end.
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Message sent out by Survival International to their subscribers: As we enter the new decade, we’d like to thank you for your support for tribal peoples over the last ten years. Here are just a few of the highlights: Land of Awá nomads protected Following a 20 year Survival campaign, the Brazilian authorities mapped out…
A new short film by Survival International, what follows first contact for Amazon tribes? http://www.survivalinternational.org/films/stranger Also New photos obtained by Survival International show uncontacted Indians in never-seen-before detail. The pictures, taken by Brazil’s Indian Affairs Department, reveal a thriving, healthy community with baskets full of manioc and papaya fresh from their gardens. http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/brazilphotos
When appointing a new leader, selectors base their choice on several factors and typically look for leaders with desirable characteristics such as honesty and trustworthiness. However once leaders are in power, can we trust them to exercise it in a prosocial manner? To investigate this the authors used experimental methods to distinguish between the situational…
A recent article in ProPublica highlights the scandal of a few years ago in Haiti, with new information and documentation. Mainstream Charity is riddled with waste and corruption. This investigation shows that big organizations are, even at their best, less able to use your money effectively and efficiently than if you just sent your money…
Kalahari Bushmen are celebrating the first water flowing from their well for nine years. The government closed it in an attempt to force the Bushmen from their lands, but a successful legal battle funded by Survival supporters has allowed a drilling team to enter the reserve. http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/7662?utm
Satellite photos have revealed how the only uncontacted tribe in South America outside the Amazon is having its forest rapidly and illegally bulldozed by ranchers who want their land to graze cattle for beef. Survival International