List of Keywords

• isolated peoples: peoples living without significant contact with global civilization, either by choice or circumstance
• uncontacted peoples: another term for isolated peoples, most of whom have actually been in some form of contact with global civilization
• forest peoples: indigenous peoples who live in and depend on forests for their livelihoods
• first contact: the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another
• controlled contact: a planned, organized first contact involving health care professionals and cultural translators
• no-contact approach: a policy to leave isolated peoples alone
• Prime Directive: a Star Trek guiding principle prohibiting Starfleet personnel from interfering with the internal development of alien civilizations
• self-determination: the right of a people to freely choose their political, economic, social, and cultural systems without interference
• autonomy: the right or condition of self-government and expression of aspirations free from external control or influence