Police to be trained to protect Jarawa tribe
The authorities on the Andaman Islands have begun a training programme for local police and welfare staff charged with protecting the Jarawa tribe.
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BBC: First contact with isolated tribes?
A BBC film to be broadcast on Thursday 1 February documents an expedition to make first contact with an isolated tribe in West Papua - and asks whether such people really exist. Survival estimates that approximately 107 uncontacted tribes exist worldwide
Dams threaten fishing tribe
The isolated Enawene Nawe tribe has spoken out against a series of dams which could destroy their livelihood.
Thousands flee army operation in West Papua
In recent weeks large numbers of Indonesian soldiers, including special forces, have been deployed to the Punkak Jaya region of West Papua, causing an estimated 5,000 tribespeople to flee into the jungle.
Bushmen return home despite police presence
A group of forty Bushmen have managed to return to their homes in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve this weekend, despite a heavy police presence and attempts to persuade them to stay in the relocation camps.
Guarani Indian woman killed by gunman
A gunman shot dead a 70 year old Guarani woman, Kuretê Lopez, on 9 January in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Massive invasion of isolated Indians land
Around 800 people have invaded the Uru Eu Wau Wau Indigenous territory in the Amazon state of Rondônia.
Bushmen to return home on Friday
A group of Kalahari Bushmen will return to their land on Friday, following their historic court victory on 13 December.