A large-scale nickel mining project is threatening to wipe them out completelyDear Jack,

It’s day two of Uncontacted Tribes Week, and today’s your chance to support the little-known uncontacted Hongana Manyawa of Halmahera Island,
Indonesia .

Take action now
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One of the last nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes in Indonesia , an estimated 300 to 500 Hongana Manyawa choose to remain uncontacted, living
in the rainforest on land that has been sacred to their ancestors for centuries.

But now, a large-scale nickel mining project is threatening to wipe them out completely .

With demand for electric vehicles growing, the Indonesian government plans to
turn the country into a major producer of electric car batteries – a key
component of which is nickel – and international companies like Tesla are already pouring billions of dollars into
the project . Huge areas of the Hongana Manyawa’s nickel-rich land have been allocated to
mining companies, and in some areas, the excavators are already at work.

The uncontacted Hongana Manyawa contribute nothing to the climate crisis, but
stand to lose everything if this supposedly ‘climate-friendly’ industrial
project continues.

But it’s not too late to help.

Send an email to Elon Musk calling on him to pledge that Tesla will never buy
minerals from the lands of uncontacted Indigenous people in Halmahera .

Support the Hongana Manyawa
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More than 10,000 Survival supporters have already taken action, and you can join
the fight. If you’ve already sent the email, please forward this to your friends and
family . If you haven’t, please act now: we know this campaign is already making waves, and the more people that join,
the stronger the impact.

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With thanks,




Caroline Pearce
Director
Survival International



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