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The Challenges and Threats Faced by Uncontacted Peoples
TLDR Uncontacted peoples, who live in traditional ways and have remained separated from the global network of human civilization, face numerous challenges and threats including past negative experiences with outsiders, killings and massacres, and ongoing violence. The future of uncontacted peoples is uncertain, with some living in protected areas while others face threats from economic interests.
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Uncontacted people are those who live in traditional ways and have remained separated from the global network of human civilization.
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Uncontacted people are those who live in traditional ways and have remained separated from the global network of human civilization, often due to past negative experiences with outsiders, and there are very few remaining uncontacted peoples in the old world.
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The last surviving member of the Yahya tribe, Ishii, emerged from hiding in the mountains in 1911 after his tribe was massacred and killed by cattlemen and miners, and he is considered the last Native American; there are currently approximately 100 uncontacted tribes around the world today, with a total population of around 10,000 people, mostly living in hiding due to past disastrous contact with the outside world.
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The Sentinelese people on North Sentinel Island have always attacked anyone who tried to land on the island, and an American missionary named John Allen Chow was killed when he attempted to visit the island to convert the people to Christianity; there are also uncontacted tribes in the Indonesian province of Papua, some of which may still practice cannibalism.
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The largest number of uncontacted people live in the Amazon rainforest, primarily in Brazil but also in other Amazonian countries, and they are often subject to killings and massacres by people who want their land.
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Uncontacted tribes in the Amazon, such as the Man of the Hole and the Pirupkura, have faced massacres and killings, with the Awa people still experiencing ongoing violence and tragedies today.
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The future of uncontacted peoples is uncertain, with some living in protected areas while others face threats from economic interests.
