One among the 572
island of Andaman & Nicobar, in the Bay of Bengal between Myanmar
& Indonesia. The North Sentinel Island is closed to all outsiders.
Why? Because in this island live a small tribe that are very hostile to
any contact from the outside world.
This tribe has inhabited this island for thousands of years. They have never greeted anyone who came to them with anything but hostility. The people who have tried have been killed by them. No one has ever left the island without being chased and slaughtered by the Sentinelese upon arrival. They drive people away by their spears and arrows.
They are said to be direct descendants of the first human population to emerge from Africa and have said to have been on the island for upto 60,000 years.Their population is estimated to be between 50-400 individuals. They seem to have maintained the lifestyle of hunter-gathering society by hunting, fishing and collecting wild plants.
There is no evidence of agricultural practices.There have been intentional and unintentional contacts with the Sentinelese but have all ended in either failure or death. They prefer to be left alone and the Indian authorities have declared North Sentinel Island closed to all outsiders.And why not? If they want to be left alone, they have the right to be.
Source Credit : www.unbelievable-facts.com/2013/08/the-north-sentinel-island-one-of-most.html
This tribe has inhabited this island for thousands of years. They have never greeted anyone who came to them with anything but hostility. The people who have tried have been killed by them. No one has ever left the island without being chased and slaughtered by the Sentinelese upon arrival. They drive people away by their spears and arrows.
They are said to be direct descendants of the first human population to emerge from Africa and have said to have been on the island for upto 60,000 years.Their population is estimated to be between 50-400 individuals. They seem to have maintained the lifestyle of hunter-gathering society by hunting, fishing and collecting wild plants.
There is no evidence of agricultural practices.There have been intentional and unintentional contacts with the Sentinelese but have all ended in either failure or death. They prefer to be left alone and the Indian authorities have declared North Sentinel Island closed to all outsiders.And why not? If they want to be left alone, they have the right to be.
Source Credit : www.unbelievable-facts.com/2013/08/the-north-sentinel-island-one-of-most.html
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