Jarawa

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The Jarawa are an indigenous hunter-gatherer people of the Andaman Islands known for their long isolation, distinct culture, and efforts to resist outside contact and encroachment.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Jarawa people 4
Jarawa (Andaman Islands) 1
Jarawa Tribal Reserve 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
hunter-gatherer society
indigenous people
tribal community
contactPolicy limited contact with outsiders
resistance to outside encroachment
continent Asia
country India
culturalTrait distinct body adornment traditions
distinct language
oral tradition
demographicStatus small population size
economy non-monetized subsistence economy
governanceActor Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration
governedBy customary law
healthRisk high vulnerability to introduced diseases
historicalStatus long-term isolation from outside world
languageFamily Ongan languages
legalProtection protected under Andaman and Nicobar (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956
legalStatus contact with Jarawa is officially restricted
lifestyle hunter-gatherer
locatedIn Andaman Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
mobilityPattern semi-nomadic
policyIssue debate over closure of Andaman Trunk Road
populationType small-scale society
recognizedAs Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group
recognizedBy Government of India
region Middle Andaman Island
South Andaman Island
Andaman Islands
surface form: Western coast of Andaman Islands
relatedGroup Great Andamanese
surface form: Great Andamanese (geographical neighbors, not closely related linguistically)

Onge
religionType animistic beliefs
socialOrganization small bands
speaksLanguage Jarawa language
subsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
territory Jarawa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jarawa Tribal Reserve
threat encroachment on traditional lands
exposure to outside diseases
poaching in their territory
tourism-related exploitation
transportThreat Andaman Trunk Road passing through their reserve
usesEnvironment coastal marine resources
tropical rainforest

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Jarawa (Andaman Islands)
this entity surface form: Jarawa culture
Jarawa language ethnicity Jarawa
this entity surface form: Jarawa people
this entity surface form: Jarawa people
Onge relatedEthnicGroup Jarawa
Jarawa language spokenBy Jarawa
this entity surface form: Jarawa people
Ongan languages spokenBy Jarawa
this entity surface form: Jarawa people
Jarawa territory Jarawa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jarawa Tribal Reserve