World’s oldest hunter-gatherers are being forced into civilization and treated like animals in a zoo
THE JARAWA
CAMPAIGN
is a global
outreach campaign that aims to introduce you to one of the most ancient people
in the world, the Jarawa.
They live on the
Andaman Islands in India. They are the first indigenous asians people. They
came from Africa 70,000 years ago. They had lived in complete isolation for
50,000 years. Today, they are only 480 left of them, and they are in
great danger. They Indian government assimilates them by force. The
Jarawas are treated like animals in zoo by tourists and Indian scientists
want to give them bananas to "educate" them.
The JARAWA
CAMPAIGN is the only campaign that focuses only on the Jarawa people to make a
real impact. Because the Jarawas have talked with us and we have recorded their
message that we relay worldwide to spread their call for
self-determination. The Indian government is fully aware of the campaign and
they have threatened us many times.
Petition
text :
To the Prime
Minister of India Mr Narendra Damodardas Modi, the Indian Minister of
Tribal Affairs Mr Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, AAJVS President
Mr Nabanita Ganguly and Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands Mr Ajay Kumar Singh:
"The Jarawa,
the most ancient people in the world, is being endangered by your government's
policies. Whereas the Jarawa told us that they do not wish to join the Indian
community and that they want to continue to live far from our world, you are
denying them the right to choose their own future by pushing them to
assimilate.
As citizens from
around the world, we request that you close the Andaman Trunk Road that cuts
through their forest, fight effectively against the poachers who continue to
plunder their game and regularly report on the situation of the Jarawa and the
consequences of your actions for them. We request that you provide all the
necessary guarantees so that the Jarawa may continue to live as they
wish."
https://www.organicthejarawa.com/sign-the-petition
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