Date 13/07/2016 - News People
Oscar-winning British actor Mark Rylance no longer will recite the poetry of Shakespeare but will instead appear in a film appealing for global support for the protection of indigenous communities and their land worldwide.
Rylance said: "Tribal peoples need to be respected as contemporary societies and their human rights protected."
Last year Rylance narrated the film, "Last of the Kawahiva", highlighting the plight of the Kawahiva tribe, a tiny group who still lives without external contact in the Brazilian Amazon.
The film was part of a campaign led by Rylance where 14,000 emails were sent to Brazil's government. Brazil responded with a pledge to map and protect the tribe's land.
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