aw as ▁had ▁become ▁regular ▁visitors ▁at ▁settlement s , ▁where ▁they ▁trade , ▁interact ▁with ▁tour ists , ▁get ▁medical ▁aid , ▁and ▁even ▁send ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁Jar aw as ▁are ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁an ▁Ad iv asi ▁group ▁in ▁India . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁other ▁ind igen ous ▁And aman ese ▁pe op les , ▁they ▁have ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁islands ▁for ▁several ▁thousand ▁years . ▁The ▁And aman ▁Islands ▁have ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁out s iders ▁since ▁anti qu ity ; ▁however , ▁until ▁quite ▁recent ▁times ▁they ▁were ▁inf re qu ently ▁visited , ▁and ▁such ▁contacts ▁were ▁pre domin antly ▁sp or adic ▁and ▁temporary . ▁For ▁the ▁greater ▁portion ▁of ▁their ▁history ▁their ▁only ▁significant ▁contact ▁has ▁been ▁with ▁other ▁And aman ese ▁groups . ▁Through ▁many ▁dec ades , ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁tribe ▁has ▁dimin ished ▁quite ▁significantly . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁indic ation ▁that ▁the ▁Jar awa ▁regarded ▁the ▁now - ext inct ▁J ang il ▁tribe ▁as ▁a ▁parent ▁tribe ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁split ▁centuries ▁or ▁mill enn ia ▁ago , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁Jar awa ▁out number ed ▁( and ▁eventually ▁out - sur v ived ) ▁the ▁J ang il . ▁The ▁J ang il ▁( also ▁called ▁the ▁R ut land ▁Island ▁A ka ▁Be a ) ▁were ▁pres umed ▁ext inct ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Jar awa ▁are ▁a ▁designated ▁Sch eduled ▁Tri be ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Origin