Shompen

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ethnic group indigenous people scheduled tribe

The Shompen are an isolated indigenous people of Great Nicobar Island, known for their semi-nomadic forest-based lifestyle and limited contact with the outside world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
scheduled tribe ⓘ
administrativeDistrict Nicobar district ⓘ
contactWithOutsiders limited ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalStatus endangered culture ⓘ
demographicCategory indigenous peoples of India ⓘ
tribal communities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
economy subsistence economy ⓘ
environment tropical rainforest ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
foodSources forest animals ⓘ
riverine resources ⓘ
wild plants ⓘ
governedBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
language Shompen language ⓘ
languageFamily uncertain affiliation ⓘ
legalProtection protection of tribal reserve ⓘ
restricted area regulations ⓘ
lifestyle semi-nomadic ⓘ
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
Bay of Bengal ⓘ
Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Nicobar Islands ⓘ
mobilityPattern seasonal movement within forest ⓘ
neighboringGroups Nicobarese ⓘ
partOf population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
populationStatus small population ⓘ
populationTrend vulnerable ⓘ
primaryHabitat interior forests of Great Nicobar ⓘ
recognizedAs Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of India ⓘ
region Bay of Bengal ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Bay of Bengal
religion animism ⓘ
riskFactors disease from outside contact ⓘ
external development projects ⓘ
subsistence gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
small-scale horticulture ⓘ
toolMaterials bamboo ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
traditionalClothing minimal clothing ⓘ
traditionalHousing forest huts ⓘ
uses forest resources ⓘ

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