!Onges Onges are a tribe of India. This community lives in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A member of the community is called an onge. Onges are one of the most primitive tribes in India. They belong to the Negrito racial stock and they have been relegated to the reserved pockets both at Dugong Creek and South Bay of Little Andaman Island. Their population is ever diminishing, reason being ignorance among them and administrative apathy. They live in a remote corner of the country in a small pocket. They are the semi-nomadic tribes and fully dependent on the food provided by nature. They have now experienced the impact of outsiders, in many forms including help from government. According to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration, the efforts at befriending them have proved to be successful. They have been provided with pucca hut type houses, food, clothes, medicines, etc by the Administration. They eat turtle, fish, roots and jack frutis etc. They have developed artistry and craft. The Onges can make canoes. A primary school has been functioning at the Dugong Creek settlement of Onges. This tribe has become laid back and dependent in their ways. Their reproductive health has become very bad resulting in a very low rate of child birth.