Mamaco tribe

The Mamaco tribe was a tribe native to to the dense jungle in the interior of Vastallos. The true size of the tribe is not known but the tribes influence on the surrounding landscape was large enough to suggest a sizeable population.

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 extinct and their legacy in the Vastallosi jungle unfortunately ended

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 are some carvaian people with mamaco descendency while the true mamacos are unfortunately extinct

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.

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 cults.

Religion
Nothing much is known about their religion but they worshiped their mother nature that created all life present in the forest.

Language
Their language was a hybrid between the 2 native languages of the previous tribes called Mamaquian-portuguese. Sadly this language has no remaining speakers and only a few sources of the written language

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 only 7 out of 18 of these genetic traits are still alive among Vastallosi inhabitants. At least 29% of people living in Vastallos have some of these mamaquian genetic 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
Their extinction was led moslty due to the loss of one of the tribe's last settlements in the Kawalapua region, which also led to gradual population decline in the Meenszag settlement. Many factors were involved for the Kawalapuan population's demise, like urbanization, diseases and loss of resources