article_snippet.sent: Visitors who venture onto or too close to North Sentinel Island risk being attacked by members of a mysterious tribe who have rejected modern civilisation and prefer to have zero contact with the outside world.
article_snippet.sent: When Visitors who venture onto or too close to North Sentinel Island risk being attacked by members of a mysterious tribe who have rejected modern civilisation and prefer to have zero contact with the outside world do interact with outsiders, it usually involves violence – the indigenous Sentinelese tribe killed two men who were fishing illegally in 2006 and have been known to fire arrows and fling rocks at low-flying planes or helicopters on reconnaissance missions.
article_snippet.sent: Sentinelese tribespeople, holding javelins, gather on the shore of North Sentinel Island, located in the Bay of Bengal .
article_snippet.sent: Located in the Bay of BengalBengal, North Sentinel Island belongs to India and remains an enigma, despite being populated for an estimated 60,000 years.
article_snippet.sent: Untouched by modern civilisation, very little is known about the Sentinelese people, their language, their rituals and North Sentinel Island their call home.
article_snippet.sent: There are also conflicting reports on the indigenous Sentinelese tribe population, with most estimates putting it in the range of a few dozen to a few hundred.
article_snippet.sent: the Sentinelese may be the most isolated tribe in the world, with the Indian government choosing not to meddle in the Indian government affairs.
article_snippet.sent: The only way the Andamanese authorities can prevent the annihilation of another tribe is to ensure North Sentinel Island is protected from outsiders.
highlights_snippet.sent: The indigenous tribe has lived on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean for an estimated 60,000 years .
  