Meet this Indian Tribe who are World's Most Isolated Tribe
The Sentinelese tribe is likely the only surviving Paleolithic people with no contact with other communities, residing on North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Experts believe the Sentinelese are an off-shoot of the Onge Jarawa tribes but have developed adistinct identity due to isolation and severed connections with main tribes
Known for their hostility, the Sentinelese have never left their island and resist interaction with the outside world, killing outsiders who approach or land on the island
The Sentinalese have consistently resisted interaction with the outside world, unlike other tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The estimated population of the Sentinelese tribe, according to the Anthropological Survey of India in 2016, ranges from 100 to 150
In 2018, members of the tribe killed an American missionary, John Allen Chau, who attempted to convert them to Christianity
Limited information about the Sentinelese tribe suggests they are nomadic hunters using narrow outrigger canoes, primarily in shallow waters
The tribe has large communal huts with several hearths and temporary shelters, providing space for one family unit
Following the 2004 tsunami, the Sentinelese gained attention when a tribe member was photographed firing arrows at a helicopter sent for their welfare check
Notoriously hostile, the Sentinelese have a history of lethal encounters, including the killing of two fishermen in 2006 whose boat drifted onto the island's shore