How do unreached Waoranis become friends of foreigners? part three

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Waoranis in jungle territory of Ecuador resist foreigners.

Rachel Saint was flying with her pilot brother Nate in Ecuador. She asked, “Why are you not taking a straight path to our destination?”

Nate replied, “The people we would fly over are brutal. Pilots know that if they have plane mechanical troubles and land in Waorani territory, the locals will kill them.”

That information was a surprising magnet to Rachel. “Nate, years ago a picture came into my mind of people with a darker skin than mine. They were standing in a jungle...
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