‘The Shompen way of life is set to be eroded,’ says Nicobarese anthropologist Anstice Justin
The Great Nicobar Island Development plan feels like a violation of their rights, he says. ‘They don’t have the needs we have ...
‘Destructive’: tribes in India at risk as expanding tourism plans threaten cultural identity, ecosystem
India counts 8.6 per cent of its 1.4 billion ... natural resources and leave the Shompens in the lurch. The indigenous Jarawa ...
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Activists alarmed by plans to hand reclusive Indian island tribe voter IDs
However, activists working with the Jarawa complained that their enrolment in India’s voting process, presented as a step towards inclusivity, has been turned into a “publicity stunt by the ...