Anthropology

Judi Lynn

(162,784 posts) Fri Nov 23, 2018, 11:21 PM Nov 2018

Confused about if this article should be posted in Science or Anthropology.... [View all]

So I did both:

John Allen Chau: What we could learn from remote tribes
By Gareth Evans & Roland Hughes
BBC News
4 hours ago

When American John Allen Chau was killed by an endangered tribe in India last week, it brought a renewed focus on some of the world's most isolated people.

Officials in India said Chau was a missionary keen to convert the protected Sentinelese people on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

But the Sentinelese, who are fearful of outsiders, attacked Chau with bows and arrows.

Advocates for isolated communities, like London-based Survival International, say Chau's killing should act as a reminder that remote tribes need to be protected from the outside world.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46301059

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Confused about if this article should be posted in Science or Anthropology.... [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2018 OP

To all future Chaus of the world... Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #1

I saw it as anthropology. You don't hear about isolated groups much anymore. rusty quoin Nov 2018 #2

There is, naturally, a raging debate about what to do about these isolated peoples... TreasonousBastard Nov 2018 #3

I remember the Seminole Village on my several trips to Florida in the '50's. 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #5

That is creepy, isn't it? Good grief. Judi Lynn Nov 2018 #6

Learning that cultures that you think are nuts, think your culture is nuts safeinOhio Nov 2018 #4

Thank you for your comment, safeinOhio. Very kind of you. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2018 #7