Last Living Member , of Brazilian Indigenous Tribe , Found Dead.<br />CNN reports that the last remaining member of <br />a Brazilian indigenous tribe that has remained <br />isolated from the world has died.<br />According to non-profit organization <br />Survival International, the last tribe member <br />was known as the 'Man of the Hole.'.<br />For the past 25 years, the man had lived in <br />complete isolation on the Tanaru tribe's <br />indigenous land, in Brazil's Rondonia state.<br />For the past 25 years, the man had lived in <br />complete isolation on the Tanaru tribe's <br />indigenous land, in Brazil's Rondonia state.<br />He was given his nickname by researchers <br />who observed that he dug deep holes <br />to both trap animals and hide in.<br />According to Survival International, the rest of the Tanaru tribe was wiped out in several attacks by cattle ranchers and land grabbers since the 1970s.<br />No outsider knew this man's name, or even <br />very much about his tribe -- and with his <br />death the genocide of his people is complete, Fiona Watson, Survival International research <br />and advocacy director, via CNN.<br />For this was indeed a genocide -- <br />the deliberate wiping out of <br />an entire people by cattle ranchers <br />hungry for land and wealth, Fiona Watson, Survival International research <br />and advocacy director, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that the man's remains were discovered lying in a hut by officials at Brazil's indigenous protection agency, Funai, on August 23.<br />The agency released a statement that the man <br />died of natural causes and that a forensic <br />examination would be conducted by Federal Police. .<br />According to Survival International, the man's abandoned campsites reveal aspects of his lifestyle, which included planting crops and building houses of straw and thatch
