By Gabriela S\u00e1 Pessoa SAO PAULO (AP) \u2014 Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to vanish when the women died. That changed in December, when Babawru \u2014 the youngest of the three, in her 40s \u2014 gave birth to a boy. Akyp’s arrival brought hope not just for the Akuntsu line but also for efforts to protect the equally fragile rainforest. \u201cThis child is not only a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous peoples,\u201d said Joenia… <\/p>\n
By Gabriela S\u00e1 Pessoa SAO PAULO (AP) \u2014 Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to vanish when the women died. That changed in December, when Babawru \u2014 the youngest of the three, in her 40s \u2014 gave birth to a boy. Akyp’s arrival brought hope not just for the Akuntsu line but also for efforts to protect the equally fragile rainforest. \u201cThis child is not only a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous peoples,\u201d said Joenia... <\/p>\n