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Uncontacted Tribes

Over one hundred tribes around the world choose to reject contact with outsiders. They are the most vulnerable peoples on the planet.

Many of them are living on the run, fleeing invasions of their land by colonists, loggers, oil crews and cattle ranchers. They have often seen their friends and families die at the hands of outsiders, in unreported massacres or epidemics.

This is their story.

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Threats

Why are uncontacted tribes under siege?

 

'Just for fun'

Visiting the Andaman Islanders

 

The most isolated tribe in the world?

The Sentinelese of the Andaman Islands

 

Why do they hide?

The massacre of the Cinta Larga Indians

 

The outsiders' view

‘Indians are worse than animals. They’re not even good to eat.’

 

Before contact

On the run – Ayoreo in Paraguay

 

Contact

'Don't be afraid of us, we are good people'

 

Making Contact

A unique 'first contact' with the Korubo of Brazil

 
 

News »

  1. Nomad tribe emerges from forest to prove its existence
    29 July
  2. US timber demand threatens uncontacted Peruvian tribe
    13 July
  3. French oil company hits Peruvian headlines
    26 June
  4. Japanese company targets uncontacted tribes’ land
    23 June