Instead Of Court, This Native Tribe Resorts To An Incredibly Bizarre Way Of Solving Conflicts

The existence of this people was kept secret until the ‘70s and ‘80s. But in 1987, American evangelical missionaries who knew of their existence began to convert them.

Although they received an eviction order in 1989, the missionaries did not leave until 1991, leaving a trace of their presence. The Zo'é contracted many diseases through this contact with the evangelists, and in 1998 there were only 152 left in the tribe. Today however there are a little more than 200 people who make up the community.

This tribe live in the nude and have an idea of community completely different from ours. ‘Thank you’ does not exist, since everyone lives in a state of sharing and solidarity.

Tickling permitted

Among the Zo'é Indians, polygamy and polyandry, where men and women have several partners, is practiced.

Their unique wealth comes from the forest where they reside, but the most impressive aspect about them is that they settle their conflicts by tickling.

This fascinating people continue to live according to their own rites thanks to their protection by the international community.