uncontacted tribes
‘They Will Die’: Tesla-Linked Mining Project Is Devastating One of the World’s Uncontacted Peoples
Indonesia is the world’s leading nickel producer, propping up the globe’s electric battery supply. But the industry is increasingly coming at a high cost for indigenous groups.
Peru Announced Plans to Send an Envoy to an Uncontacted Tribe
Peru recently announced plans for its first official contact with the Mashco-Piro people. Local officials had long opposed interacting with the group, one of Peru's 15 uncontacted tribes, which know of the wider world but remain aloof from it.
Should Society Start Contacting the Amazon's Uncontacted Tribes?
There are an estimated 100 uncontacted tribes in the Amazon. As the jungle shrinks and civilization encroaches, some academics are arguing that society's 'hands-off' policy is a failure.
Tourists on 'Human Safaris' Are Harassing Uncontacted Peruvian Tribes
There's evidence that the trinkets people are leaving behind are making the indigenous people sick.
Brazil Contacted an Isolated Tribe for the First Time in Two Decades
Illegal logging in Peru likely pushed the tribe into the country.
