<P> Morales began work on his "indigenous autonomy" policy, which he launched in the eastern lowlands department on August 3, 2009 . Bolivia was the first nation in the history of South America to affirm the right of indigenous people to self - government . Speaking in Santa Cruz Department, the President called it "a historic day for the peasant and indigenous movement", saying that, though he might make errors, he would "never betray the fight started by our ancestors and the fight of the Bolivian people ." A vote on further autonomy for jurisdictions took place in December 2009, at the same time as general elections to office . The issue divided the country . </P> <P> At that time, indigenous peoples voted overwhelmingly for more autonomy: five departments that had not already done so voted for it; as did Gran Chaco Province in Taríja, for regional autonomy; and 11 of 12 municipalities that had referendums on this issue . </P> <P> Indigenous peoples of Brazil make up 0.4% of Brazil's population, or about 817,000 people, but millions of Brazilians are mestizo or have some indigenous ancestry . Indigenous peoples are found in the entire territory of Brazil, although in the 21st century, the majority of them live in indigenous territories in the North and Center - Western part of the country . On January 18, 2007, Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI) reported that it had confirmed the presence of 67 different uncontacted tribes in Brazil, up from 40 in 2005 . Brazil is now the nation that has the largest number of uncontacted tribes, and the island of New Guinea is second . </P> <P> The Washington Post reported in 2007, "As has been proved in the past when uncontacted tribes are introduced to other populations and the microbes they carry, maladies as simple as the common cold can be deadly . In the 1970s, 185 members of the Panara tribe died within two years of discovery after contracting such diseases as flu and chickenpox, leaving only 69 survivors ." </P>

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