ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on three Andamanese ethnic groups: The Great Andamanese, who were resettled on Strait Island after India's independence, the Ongees of Little Andaman, who in 1952 were provided with a settlement within the reserved forest. It also include: The Jarwas of Middle Andaman and South Andaman, who are confined to a tribal reserve forest. The chapter focuses on the role of schools brought into the forest by the outsiders, forms of schooling that evolved with the drive to exploit the forest resources in tribal areas, the functioning of schools, and the impact of school among the hunter-gatherers. The Great Andamanese, who were among the earliest to be settled, and the Jarwas, whose future is still in flux and whose circumstances are rapidly changing around them, form the two extremes of schooling and socialization. The school in the forest has attempted to reproduce wage earners for the distinct political economy.
