First Contact (BBC4 Anthropology Season) - Part 2 of 6

Adventurous and high-paying tourists are being offered the chance to make "first contact" with some of the world's last remaining uncontacted tribes.




First contact with the outside world usually spells disaster for genuine uncontacted tribes.




Presented by Mark Anstice, an experienced expedition leader and author of a book also called First Contact, this film looks at the complex issues surrounding the ethics of first contact and meets the people involved.

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[megatajikistan2]

Never trust a guy with a pony tail

[CarpMagic95]

find it abit wierd they would allow pictures considering they wouldnt actually know what a camera was. To them it could have been a weapon, they wouldnt stand there and allow that without being to afraid.

[ros375]

@CarpMagic95 the guy is just standing there with a square black thing up to his face. why should they be afraid of this? why would they think it's a weapon. if a guy is holding a canteen, should they be afraid of this too? there's nothing threatening about the camera; them just standing there isn't so strange

[YouVsMeVsThem]

Guy with the pony tail reminds me of ShamWow guy.

[3mate1]

What tipped off the tourists was the timex watches on the tribesmens wrists. Lol

[CarpMagic95]

@ObeyBunny hehe was 8 months ago man since i wrote my comment to you, i had to actually watch this entire video again to even remember what the hell it was about. Anyway never mind im sure you commented on what you thought was right at the time, ive stopped having a go at people or writing comments when i disagree now days hehe ;o).. take it easy :oD

[ObeyBunny]

@CarpMagic95 Oops. Sorry. When I wrote my comment, I had not yet watched to the end of this video. I guess it became pretty explicit by the end. Please ignore my previous comment

[ObeyBunny]

@CarpMagic95

I agree. These "unspoiled natives" and the tour guide's reaction to "finding out that they are hostile" seem about as authentic as if the backpackers encountered a tribe of werewolves. My guess is that the tour guide has paid off this tribe to act angry around every group of tourists for a few minutes, run away, and then return the following morning to pose for pictures.

[Trumblebee]

@Trumblebee or i guess headresses would be a better term

[Trumblebee]

@ELBlove7 Lol...seriously? those are wigs

[ELBlove7]

Does anybody think that "get naked so I can see your human" sounds like a bad pickup line? lol

[ELBlove7]

I wonder how those tribesmen make their hair like that.