The Matses people live in Peru and Brazil along the Amazon River. Their population is estimated between 1500-3000 people. They worship jaguars and use body paint in their traditions. They have faced conflicts with neighboring tribes and were bombed by the Peruvian Air Force. Factors that are causing their decline include a lack of access to healthcare as there are few medical professionals and limited transportation of medical supplies to their remote communities. This has led to a 10% annual death rate from untreated illnesses like malaria, hepatitis, and parasites in the water supply.

1. Matses . By: Jacob, Alex, Ryan and Zach

2. Life of the matses The matses live in Peru and Brazil. They worship jaguars. The men use a lot of body paint, the girls use body paint and jab whiskers.

3. Interactions with outsiders They have a war with the Modzeis and the Mavonansas. They need to get permission to go into the tribe. They were bombed by the Peruvian Air Force

4. What Factors Are causing their decline. Lack of med's Lack of health professionals Few transports to move the med’s Being bombed 10% die every year

5. The Matses The Matses developed in Peru and Brazil They started near or on the Amazon river There population doubled in size from 1500 to 3000 approximate. The Matses speak mainly Spanish and Portuguese.

6. Problem The problems are. The Peruvian government bombed the Matses because they wanted the oil on there lands.

7. Problem continued The matses also have a hard time getting med’s from village to village. Peruvians are preventing the Matses from getting medical help.

8. problems continued micro parasites in the water. The drugs that they take don’t work with there immune system. They also have hepatitis and malaria. There is no medical professionals in the 17 comminutes with over 2,000 natives.

9. Solution Our solution is to send medical supplies and medical workers, to slow death rate and help the matses thrive.

10. Resources http://www.matses.org/pressreleases.html .