beyondthegatesofsplendor

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  • SetintheBasinofEcuador,thedocu-dramatellsthestoryo… SetintheBasinofEcuador,thedocu-dramatellsthestoryoftheWaodani,oneofthemostviolenttribestheworldhaseverknown.TheprimitivecustomsofthisisolatedtribedemandedthattheWaodanikillnotonlytheirenemiesandoutsiders,butalsotheirfellowtribes-people.Fueledbyfearfulsuperstition,theysometimesevenburiedtheirownchildrenalive.TheWaodaniwerethemostviolentsocietyeverdocumented.SixofeverytendeathsofWaodaniadultswerehomicides.In1956,followingapromisinginitialexchange,fiveyoungmissionariesfurtherattemptedtomakepeacefulcontactwiththenotorioustribe,butwerebrutallyspearedtodeath.However,theviolentendofthemissionaries'liveswasonlythebeginningoftheWaodanistory.Shortlyafterthekillings,thewifeofoneofthefallenmenandthesisterofanotherwentintothejungletolivewiththeWaodani.Twoyearslatertheirmessageofpeaceandforgivenesshadtransformedthetribe.Thehomicideratefellby90%.Nearlyfortyyearsafterthedeathofhisfather,SteveSaintreturnedtothejungletolivewiththekillersofhisfather.Hisnewlifewiththetribesmenansweredmanychildhoodquestionsabouthisfather'sdeath.TheironyofthestoryisrevealedastheverysameWaodani,whokilledthefivemissionariesin1956,nowshareintheirincrediblestoryofhowtheirlives--andthoseoftheirpeople--havebeenchangedforever.

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