Social Studdies Writing

Jaguar People but commonly known as the Matses Tribe, They live along the Javari River in the Amazon Rainforest. The way the Matses Tribe get food is by Hunting, Fishing, and Farming but the way they farm is different from how other people farm, there farming technique is called Swidden which is Slash & Burn, So once they are finish with the land it is all destroyed. Since the Matses tribe was found in the early 90’s they are starting to become more modern instead of moving every few years they now have permanent Settlements and become far less destructive, and they have started to do dangerous forestry Jobs to earn some money. With modern culture slow taking over the Matses Tribe; the younger generation have gone out to the world to be less a tribes person and more a modern person. With improved medical care the Matses are now able to live longer lives.