Banana Gift Sparks Deadly Arrow Attack in Uncontacted Amazon Encounter

A conservationist recounts an encounter with an uncontacted Amazon tribe: after delivering a canoe full of bananas, the next day the expedition was surrounded by about 200 tribe members who shot seven-foot arrows; their guide, George, was wounded but survived and was medevaced, highlighting the risks of attempting contact with isolated tribes and the odd dynamics of gift-giving in such meetings.