Uncontacted tribes face various threats from the outside world. These threats include destruction of homes, budget cuts, disease transmission, and tourism of their territory. These threats pose great dangers to the tribes, which may include sickness or even death.
Many companies are beginning to build on the land that many tribes call “home,” causing tribes to lose shelter and food supply. Destruction of the homes of tribes create many problems which can lead to death of many tribe members. “The Barefoot Resort made headlines that they were building very close to the Jarawa reserve in an area that the Jarawa tribe call home,” (Dobson). Once there are no longer homes for the tribes, the results could be calamitous. Another author, Vaughan, states that there is “a huge amount of illegal logging” and it is almost unmanageable in Peru. With all of the companies moving in and illegal logging taking place, the tribes are in a crisis filled with hazardous dangers.
Additionally, the transmission of diseases to uncontacted tribes cause many illnesses to be spread and mass deaths to occur. “Once tourists encroach on the area and bring disease to the tribal members, the results could be catastrophic” (Dobson). The pathogenic diseases …show more content…
Budget cuts will eventually cause protection of the tribes to no longer exist. “The UN special rapporteur for indigenous rights said this week that federal funding for the department had all but dried up…” (Vaughn). Without enough money people would have to go above and beyond to protect the tribes and that just won’t happen. “The prospect of budget cuts to the governmental body tasked with protecting indigenous people...could be the “writing on the wall” for the tribe and the 102 other such uncontacted groups in Brazil,” Watson said. (Vaughn). With only small amounts of money left to fund towards tribes, it poses a huge threat to them, and their sense of peace and
Many companies are beginning to build on the land that many tribes call “home,” causing tribes to lose shelter and food supply. Destruction of the homes of tribes create many problems which can lead to death of many tribe members. “The Barefoot Resort made headlines that they were building very close to the Jarawa reserve in an area that the Jarawa tribe call home,” (Dobson). Once there are no longer homes for the tribes, the results could be calamitous. Another author, Vaughan, states that there is “a huge amount of illegal logging” and it is almost unmanageable in Peru. With all of the companies moving in and illegal logging taking place, the tribes are in a crisis filled with hazardous dangers.
Additionally, the transmission of diseases to uncontacted tribes cause many illnesses to be spread and mass deaths to occur. “Once tourists encroach on the area and bring disease to the tribal members, the results could be catastrophic” (Dobson). The pathogenic diseases …show more content…
Budget cuts will eventually cause protection of the tribes to no longer exist. “The UN special rapporteur for indigenous rights said this week that federal funding for the department had all but dried up…” (Vaughn). Without enough money people would have to go above and beyond to protect the tribes and that just won’t happen. “The prospect of budget cuts to the governmental body tasked with protecting indigenous people...could be the “writing on the wall” for the tribe and the 102 other such uncontacted groups in Brazil,” Watson said. (Vaughn). With only small amounts of money left to fund towards tribes, it poses a huge threat to them, and their sense of peace and