▁occupation ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁Great ▁And aman ▁Tr unk ▁Road ▁was ▁built ▁through ▁their ▁western ▁forest ▁hom eland . ▁As ▁result , ▁contacts ▁between ▁the ▁Jar aw as ▁and ▁out s iders ▁began ▁to ▁increase , ▁resulting ▁in ▁occas ional ▁trad ing ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁dise ases . ▁Most ▁Jar aw as ▁vig or ously ▁maintained ▁their ▁independence ▁and ▁distance , ▁however , ▁and ▁act ively ▁disc ou rag ed ▁most ▁inc urs ions ▁and ▁attempts ▁at ▁contact . ▁Reg ard less , ▁they ▁became ▁accessible ▁to ▁some ▁Indian ▁lingu ists . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Jar aw as ▁began ▁to ▁initi ate ▁contacts ▁with ▁settled ▁populations ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁co ax ed ▁to ▁show ▁themselves . ▁Me et ings ▁with ▁out s iders , ▁especially ▁with ▁tour ists , ▁remained ▁extremely ▁dangerous ▁to ▁the ▁Jar aw as ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁disease . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁these ▁ris ks , ▁the ▁Jar aw as ▁increasing ly ▁assumed ▁an ▁active ▁role , ▁learning ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁settled ▁population , ▁taking ▁up ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁trade ▁more ▁frequently , ▁and ▁inform ing ▁themselves ▁about ▁their ▁own ▁special ▁status ▁as ▁protected ▁people . ▁In ▁the ▁process , ▁Jar aw as ▁learned ▁other ▁languages , ▁sought ▁medical ▁aid , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁ask ▁tour ists ▁for ▁money ▁if ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁take ▁photos . ▁ ▁Today , ▁several ▁Jar awa ▁groups ▁are ▁in ▁regular ▁contact