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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. Uncontacted tribes’ land: ‘most biodiverse’ in South America and threatened by oil
    4 February
  2. Peru will hold ‘Amazon auction’ in April
    9 January
  3. Indigenous organisation rejects Perenco on its land
    5 January
  4. Uncontacted tribe’s relatives condemn creation of ‘reserve’
    4 January