"The December 26 tsunami in Southeast Asia heightened international awareness of the region's indigenous peoples."
"Non-governmental organizations, governments, and anthropologists working in the region say many indigenous groups survived the tsunami because their traditional lore passed down from generation to generation prepared them to deal with natural disasters. Their survival demonstrated to the world the relevance of indigenous traditional knowledge."
"In communities where Western encroachment had destroyed traditional life ways, indigenous groups had no defense against the tsunami's destruction."
Stone Age tribe kills fishermen who strayed on to island