Should We Contact Uncontacted Peoples?

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If you liked this week’s video, we think you might also like these things:
Rohrlich, J. (2015). Should Society Start Contacting the Amazon's Uncontacted Tribes?. VICE News.
Kluger, J. (2015). Is It Ethical to Leave Uncontacted Tribes Alone? Time Magazine.
Survival International Q+A about “Uncontacted Tribes”:
Glob, A. 2008. Are there ‘uncontacted tribes’? The short answer: No. Savage Minds Blog.
FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started:
- isolated peoples: peoples living without significant contact with global civilization, either by choice or circumstance
- uncontacted peoples: another term for isolated peoples, most of whom have actually been in some form of contact with global civilization
- forest peoples: indigenous peoples who live in and depend on forests for their livelihoods
- first contact: the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another
- controlled contact: a planned, organized first contact involving health care professionals and cultural translators
- no-contact approach: a policy to leave isolated peoples alone
- Prime Directive: a Star Trek guiding principle prohibiting Starfleet personnel from interfering with the internal development of alien civilizations
- self-determination: the right of a people to freely choose their political, economic, social, and cultural systems without interference
- autonomy: the right or condition of self-government and expression of aspirations free from external control or influence
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References:
Feather, C. (2015). Isolated tribes: Contact misguided. Science (New York, NY), 349(6250), 798-798.
Lawler, A. (2015). Making contact. Science, 348(6239), 1072-1079.
Pringle, H. (2015). In peril. Science, 348(6239), 1080-1085.
Walker, R. S., & Hill, K. R. (2015). Protecting isolated tribes. Science,348(6239), 1061-1061.
News Article about the Science magazine feature:
Articles about recent Brazil & Peru First Contacts:
Fraser, B. (2015). Isolated tribespeople receiving care after violent contact in Brazil. Science Magazine News.
Nuwer, R. (2014). Anthropology: The sad truth about uncontacted tribes. BBC Future.
Pringle, H. (2014). Uncontacted tribe in Brazil emerges from isolation.Science, 345(6193), 125-126.
Pringle. H. (2014). Video of tribe's first contact shows both tension and friendly overtures. Science Magazine News.
Tharoor, I. (2015). Do the world’s ‘uncontacted’ tribes deserve to be left alone? Washington Post.