Colonialism for clicks? The influencers targeting uncontacted tribes – podcast
Features writer Elle Hunt and indigenous activist María José Andrade Cerda on the growing phenomenon of influencers around the world trying to reach uncontacted tribesThe Sentinelese, living on North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, are one of the most isolated peoples on earth.Part of an archipelago governed by India, it is prohibited by law to venture within 5km of their island. And when a missionary did manage to land on the beach in 2018, he was killed by bow and arrow. Continue reading...
Presented by Helen Pidd with Elle Hunt and Maria Jose Andrade Cerda; produced by Tom Glasser and Brian McNamara; executive producer Sami KentSocial mediaWorld news