Mamaco tribe

The Mamaco tribe is a tribe native to to the dense jungle in the interior of Vastallos. The true size of the tribe is not known but the tribe has been heavily affected by modern society and is probably in the brink of extinction

History
It is believed the tribe reached Vastallos around 3000 years ago and established themselves in the dense jungle of Vastallos, where they found another tribe with which they merged. Not much more is known of their history due to isolationist practices.

In the 21th of october 2021 they were considered to be in the brink of extinction but Caiorod001, a famous member of the tribe, alerted the general public about their situation and many projects have been made to revitalize their culture

Population
The tribe's population was always stable at around 20 members but due to rapid urbanization and contact with the outside world their numbers decreased to around 8 members that have been seen in the jungle.

Now the only mamacos left live either in the big cities or in the mamaco reservation in central Vastallos.

Encounters with the outside world
The tribe had few contacts with the outside world being shy and peaceful. But there were about 3 reported aggressive encounters in which they protected their land from loggers and a member of Carvay that thought they were a threat and attacked them. They later were in peace with the tribe

And another encounter with a scientist which stayed with them for 2 months, that got most of the info we have today plus incredible photos. There were some trusted outsiders that sometimes visited them, but respected their wishes on isolation from the world.

But in recent times the tribe has opened to the world with members living in big cities and other even having heavy influence in modern day society.

Villages
A Mamaco village usually consisted of a treehouse with various stories in a home tree. Each story with a function such as storage, living spaces and even a story for religious practices. Usually there will be between 3-5 stories made out of wood platforms around a tall tree. The last hometree still in use is in Mennszag where there are 3 stories and 1 terrace

Religion
The mamacos arent very religious but they do believe in Ainu, a godess that is actually a connection between all life on Rathnir. They believe Ainu lives inside every living thing and that all energy is only borrowed and you need to give it back to Ainu when you die.

Language
Their language was a hybrid between the 2 native languages of the previous tribes called Mamaquian-portuguese. The language has about 10 native speakers and 20 others that call it their second language. Mostly inhabitants of villages around the jungle. The language has 1 writing system usd for communication and another one for musical communication, a writing system that tells you what notes to play in their traditional instruments like the long flute and drums. A few important vocabulary if you want to communicate with a mamaquian:


 * Hello: Oie
 * How are you?: Como ce ta?
 * Im fine: To bem
 * Bye!: Falou!
 * Please: por favor
 * Thank you: valeu!
 * Youre welcome: nada
 * Where are you from?: Da onde ce eh?
 * Me: eu
 * You: ce
 * Him: ele
 * Her: ela
 * We: a gente
 * They: eles
 * You (Pl.): ces

Genetics
Mamacos had several genetic adaptations for the life in the jungle. Some studies showed they had natural immunity to 5 types of poisonous fruits of the forest, and ancient mamacos would eat these fruits

Also studies showed they were immune to the tropical disease spread by bats in tropical rainforests called "Mezeria"

They also had strong feet and leg muscles that would help them survive from big falls from trees that other people wouldn't normally survive. As well as natural instincts to survive falls

Today at least 29% of people living in Vastallos have some of these mamaquian genetic traits while true mamacos have 18 out of the 18 traits

Threats
The tribe was in constant danger of being destroyed by diseases that people used to bring from the outside world that they are not adapted to. They were also threatened of losing all their home range due of urbanization and nations expanding into their territory and also losing their food source which was getting scarcer each day due to bigger nations using the forest's resources.

Extinction
The tribe was threathned to extinction for a long time mostly due to introduced diseases, rapid urbanization and resource scarcity, but now in modern days mamaquians have access to vaccines and are able to live in bigger cities.

The real threat here is cultural oblivion, where their entire culture might be lost if not practiced by younger generations