The indigenous tribe has lived on the Indian Ocean in North Sentinel Island for an estimated 60,000 years . Their limited contact with the outside world usually involves violence , as they are hostile towards outsiders . Islanders have been known to fire arrows or toss stones at low-flying aircraft on reconnaissance missions . Tribespeople have rarely been photographed or recorded on video , as it is too dangerous to visit the island . India 's government has given up on making contact with the islanders and established a three-mile exclusion zone .
The indigenous tribe has lived on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean for an estimated 60,000 years . Their limited contact with the outside world usually involves violence , as they are hostile towards outsiders . Islanders have been known to fire arrows or toss stones at low-flying aircraft on reconnaissance missions . Tribespeople have rarely been photographed or recorded on video , as it is too dangerous to visit the island . India 's government has given up on making contact with the islanders and established a three-mile exclusion zone .