Korubo people of the Amazon

The Korubo or Korubu, also known as the Dslala, are an indigenous people of Brazil living in the lower Vale do Javari in the western Amazon Basin. The Javari Valley reserve, which was set up in 1998, is home to 6,000 indigenous people from eight tribes, who share its dense, hilly forests and sinuous rivers with 16 isolated groups. Indigenous leaders say the “isolados”, as they are known, are more threatened than they have been in decades – with heavily polluting gold mining barges entering rivers to its east, cattle ranchers encroaching on its southern borders, and commercial fishing gangs venturing deep into its centre. Keeping tabs on their wellbeing is vital. The Amazonian Indigenous reserve of Vale do Javeri, Brasil. Members of the Korubo tribe who had come to great FUNAI official Bruno Pereira when he called at their village to collect Takvan Korubo (Korubo Chief) for the FUANI expedition. Tananeloanpikit (holding baby); Takvan wife Kaxëmëanpikit © Gary Calton / eyevine Contact eyevine for more information about using this image: T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709 E: info@eyevine.com http:///www.eyevine.com