• More than a thousand different groups of indigenous people live in the rainforests, and it is possible
   that there are tribes unknown to the rest of the world

• There were an estimated ten million Indians living in and around the Amazon five centuries ago,
  whereas today, there are less than 200,000

• In Brazil alone, European colonists have destroyed more than 90 indigenous tribes since the 1900s

• For many of the people living in these areas, the forest is the only resource they have.  It gives them
  food, shelter, and cultural ties.