"We are not Poor or Primitive.We are very Rich.Rich in our Culture,Our Language and Our Land.We don't need money or Possessions.What we need is Respect:Respect for our Culture and Respect for our Land Rights"
                                               Davi Kopenawa Yanomami,Brazil 1995.

The Jarawa Need You

Poachers threaten survival of Jarawa tribe

The Jarawa chose to resist contact with all outsiders until 1998. Now, they are under serious threat. Poachers are camping for days at a time in their forest, and local authorities have defied an order from India's supreme court to close the road that cuts through the Jarawa's reserve.

In 1999 and 2006, the Jarawa suffered outbreaks of measles – a disease that has wiped out many tribes worldwide following contact with outsiders.

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