Amazonian tribesmen combat loggers in Brazil

Ka'apor Indian warriors gesture to members of their tribe as they depart on a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, in the village of Waxiguy Renda near the Centro do Guilherme municipality in the northeast of Maranhao state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin, Aug. 7, 2014.

Tired of what they say is a lack of sufficient government assistance in keeping loggers off their land, the Ka'apor Indians, who along with four other tribes are the legal inhabitants and caretakers of the territory, have sent their warriors out to expel all loggers they find and set up monitoring camps in the areas that are being illegally exploited.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

A Ka'apor Indian warrior hikes with others of his tribe on a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indians hand bows and arrows to tribal warriors traveling by truck through their village of Ximborenda, on the way to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indian warriors hike down a road during a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Masked Ka'apor Indian warriors hike during a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

A truck carries logs along a dirt road leading out of the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, as seen from inside a vehicle belonging to the Ka'apor Indian tribe near the Centro do Guilherme municipality Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

A Ka'apor Indian warrior, left, chases a logger who tried to escape after he was captured during a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indian warriors use sticks to hit loggers during a jungle expedition to search for and expel the loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indian warriors tie up and remove the pants of loggers during a jungle expedition to search for and expel them from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indian warriors tie up loggers during a jungle expedition to search for and expel the loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, near the Centro do Guilherme municipality in the northeast of Maranhao state, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indian warriors tie up and remove the pants of a logger.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indian warriors release a logger after capturing him during a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

A Ka'apor Indian warrior stands near a burning logging truck the group set alight, during a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, near the Centro do Guilherme municipality in the northeast of Maranhao state, Brazil.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

Ka'apor Indian warriors hold a meeting in one of their "protected areas" from where they expelled loggers who they found illegally working in the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, near the Centro do Guilherme municipality in the northeast of Maranhao state in Brazil's Amazon basin.

Ka'apor tribesmen hunt down illegal loggers

A Ka'apor Indian watches as a group of warriors depart on a jungle expedition to search for and expel loggers from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory, in the village of Waxiguy Renda in the northeast of Maranhao state of Brazil, August 7, 2014.