Are the tasaday people real

Answer 1

The alleged non-violent primitive tribe known as the Tasaday were finally demonstrated to be a Hoax perpetrated by the Marcos govt. as some sort of publicity stunt. Oddly primitive tribes were recruited by the US War department in the Philippines and comic-book like instruction pamphlets were used to instruct them in the rudiments of handling firearms, etc. Mead- style anthropologist screamed ( Cultural contamination!) but military need prevailed. if this took place in say l944- the tribe would have been familiar with automatic weapons, which the Tasaday were most decidely Not- wishful thinking, Pygmy actors- and a Propaganda machine. sadly , people swallowed this Lost tribe myth.