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Historic exploitation and abuse at the hands of the majority group have led many governments to give uncontacted people their lands and legal protection. Many Indigenous groups live on national forests or protected grounds, such as the Vale do Javari in Brazil [14] or North Sentinel Island in India. [15] Uncontacted peoples in the state of Acre ...
Kampa Indigenous Territory and Envira River Isolated Peoples (in Portuguese: Terra Indígena Kampa e Isolados do Rio Envira) is an indigenous territory in Acre State, Brazil, which has been dedicated to uncontacted natives.
It has a total population of 626 people living in 4,914,254.82 hectares (12,143,388.1 acres). ... There are three bands of uncontacted people living within the ...
In 1967, a group of 20 people, comprising the governor, armed forces and naval personnel, were led by T. N. Pandit, an Indian anthropologist working for the Anthropological Survey of India, to North Sentinel Island to explore it and befriend the Sentinelese. [22] [37] [53] This was the first visit to the island by a professional anthropologist. [8]
The Piripkura people's land in Mato Grosso state has faced encroachment from ranchers and loggers, leading to conflicts over land rights. While the government initially sided with loggers, under a leftist administration in 2007, it reversed its stance and protected 242,500 hectares of forest for Pakyi and Tamandua.
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Vale do Javari is home to 3,000 indigenous peoples of Brazil with varying degrees of contact, including the Matis, the Matses, the Kulina, and others. [citation needed] The uncontacted indigenous peoples are estimated to be more than 2,000 individuals belonging to at least 14 tribes including the Isolados do Rio Quixito, Isolados do Itaquai (), Isolados do Jandiatuba, Isolados do Alto Jutai ...
The Yaifo people are a remote tribe in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea in the highlands. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The tribe was described by British writer, broadcaster and explorer, Benedict Allen , in his account of a 1988 expedition, The Proving Grounds: A Journey through the Interior of New Guinea and Australia (1991).