Three decades later, the village has grown exponentially, and it now offers homestays so that visitors can meet hill tribe people, or go trekking in the mountains.

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Mr Malim's team believe it may have connected the Wrekin, the capital of the Cornovian tribe, with a hill fort near Oswestry.

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Still his father said nothing, his eyes fixed on the view like a soldier on guard duty, determined not to miss the signal flare sent up by a savage tribe on a distant hill.

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Vedanta, owned by Indian businessman Anil Agarwal, wants to extract bauxite from the Niyamgiri hill range which is revered by the Dongria Kondh tribe.

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UK-based Vedanta, owned by Indian businessman Anil Agarwal, wants to extract bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hill range which is revered by the Dongria Kondh tribe.

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