Question

What happened to the Onge Tribe as a result of deforestation?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Onge are one of the tribes of India’s Andaman Islands. They were the sole permanent inhabitants of Little Andaman until the 1940s when their land was stolen by settlers from India, Bangladesh and the Nicobar Islands.

Now, they share their island with about 17,000 settlers, and are forced to live in a cramped reserve, a tiny fraction of the size of their original territory.

Since contact occurred over 100 years ago, the Onge’s population has plummeted, along with their health and wellbeing.