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" A MYSTERIOUS TRIBE... OUT OF AFRICA " A MYSTERIOUS ISLAND IS HOME TO AN INDIGENOUS TRIBE WHO HAS LIVED THERE FOR 60,000-YEAR...THEY ARE AN OLD COMMUNITY CALLED "THE SENTINELESE TRIBE". THEY LIVE ON THE NORTH SENTINEL ISLAND, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE ANDAMAN ARCHIPELAGO, IN THE BAY OF BENGAL. THEY ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE LAST PRE-NEOLITHIC TRIBE IN THE WORLD, REMAINING ISOLATED AND ONE OF THE LAST STONE AGE TRIBE WHICH IS ALSO AN ENIGMA. All knowledge about the Sentinelese, is derived either by observation from a distance or from comparison with other Andamanese tribes. They are classified as Negritos, and are thought to be directly descended from the first human population to emerge from Africa. They exhibit physical characteristics more commonly found in Africans, such as very dark skin, their peppercorn hair and their unknown language. The Sentinelese themselves appear however to be markedly taller on average than other Andamanese peoples.The population of North Sentinel island is estimated at 250 or 400 individuals. Though the exact number is not known exactly. Sentinelese wear no clothes, but wear leaves, fiber strings or similar material as decorations. Headbands made from vines appear to be fashionable items among men. They live amid the dense forest of this island and there are no signs of agriculture. Although most of their tools and weapons are made from stone and animal bones, the tribe seems to make use of metal fragments that end up washed on their shore. They are surviving off the land and hunting for sea creatures. They are ‘extremely healthy, alert and thriving’ and need no help from outsiders. After the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, there was a fear that the Sentinelese Tribe may have been wiped out, however they appear to have survived the event relatively unscathed. It is very dangerous to visit them because they try to kill outsiders. Untouched by modern civilization, very little is known about the Sentinelese Tribe, their language, their rituals and the island which is their home. Visitors who venture onto or too close to North Sentinel Island risk being attacked by members of this mysterious tribe who have rejected modern civilization and prefer to have zero contact with the outside world. When they do interact with strangers, it usually involves violence and are known to fire arrows and fling rocks at low-flying planes or helicopters on reconnaissance missions. They are very protective of their territory. Due to their hostility, they are rarely photographed up close and most of the photos and video clips that do exist are of poor quality. How they had reached there so far from Africa, is just a mystery!!. India's government has given up on making contact with these islanders and has established a three-mile exclusion zone to preserve the culture of the Sentinelese tribe, their fishing waters which appear to be under threat by illegal fishermen and for fear that bacterial contamination which may cause their extinction. Therefore, the Sentinelese Tribe will be left to their isolation which they had so vigorously defended over many centuries Below are a few photos luckily taken from afar and by aerial view. 1- The location of Sentinel Island ( in the Bay of Bengal). 2- The mysterious Island. 3- The Sentinelese on the beach. 4- A male of the tribe. 5- A female of the tribe. 6- Sentinelese fishing. 7- A scenery of the forest, where they live and their canoe. 8- The tribe on the beach, eyeing for any intruder. 9- A shipwreck in their water. 10- Their dense forest, their habitat. I hope this blog has given you a rare insight and some known description of this mysterious isolated tribe of the North Sentinel Island. Thank you for your view, I wish you a happy read. Sincerely, Lisa.           |
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Adolfo, welcome on my blog. Nice reading from you on here and thanks for your kind visit too. I wanted to make known this strange tribe to the readers. I appreciate your comments, Thanks again and best wishes to you. Lisa.
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ROXY 19393 posts View my blog 8/3/2015 6:21 PM Add a comment Quote | Respond Interesting, thank you for the read.
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Hi Mary Ann, Am glad this bog on mine has pleased you. Thank you for your visit and your nice comments. It's mainly to inform my readers about the existence of this unknown tribe as I found it so fascinated. Thank you again Mary Ann. Have a nice day. SORRY MARY ANN, MY BLOG HAD DISAPPEARED AND I HAD TO POST IT AGAIN, TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING MY BEST WISHES TO YOU LISA.
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LakeWalker hi, Great reading from you the first time on my blog. You are welcome and thank you for your visit and your wonderful comments. Yes, you're quite right, we may learn from them in the future. They really do not need anything from outside, they get all their needs by themselves in their isolated forest and are very healthy too. I made it a must to post this blog about them. Thank you again LakeWalker, hope reading from you again on my future blog. Kind regards to you. Lisa.
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Very interesting, Beth. They are in the right place to survive healthy and happy without the stress of "civilization"... I like your blogs.   Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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Glumo dear, hi, Am so pleased reading from you again on my blog, it's such a great pleasure for me. I do appreciate your visit and your meaningful comments Glumo. Yes, I prefer than they be left in their way of life, we may learn from them some day too. We, from the civilized world which is not their own but yet they are living better than us in a way or the other as they are very healthy and happy in their place. Thanks again my dear Glumo and I wish you the best of all. Lisa.
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Very interesting blog indeed. Great read and pictures
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Very intriguing place and people. Thank you for sharing us! Your friend, Betty "The only way to have a friend is to be one."
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Maudie hello dear, Am so happy for your visit and your pleasant comments, thank you for your appreciation of my blog. Am so glad, this blog has pleased so many readers. Have a joyful day, Maudie. Lisa,
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Hi bearybeary, Thank you for your kind visit and for your nice comments. It's always a pleasure reading from you on my blog. Thanks again Bearybeary, Have a nice day, Lisa.
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Earthytaurus hello dear, Thanks so much for your meaningful comments. I wish no outsider would try to intimidate this tribe, in the future. Just let them live their life as they have chosen. Thanks for your visit, enjoy your day ET. Lisa.
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Hello Betty, It's been a while I haven't read from you on my blog. Thank you so much for passing by, leaving your wonderful comments on here and for your appreciation of this blog of mine. My best wishes to you and all of yours. Your friend, Lisa.
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DanDee hi, My pleasure reading from you on my blog. Thank you for your visit and for your wonderful comments Dandee. Am happy that this blog has been informative to all the readers, it was my aim to post about this Lost Tribe, as many of us may not be aware of their existence in this world. Thank you so much for your appreciation , hope reading from you again on my blogs. My best wishes to you DanDee. Lisa.
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Puzzles hello, What a pleasure reading from you on this blog of mine.Thank you so much for your appreciation and for your visit and your wonderful comments. Yes, you are correct in your above statement, I also wish that our civilization does not disturb the life of this Lost Tribe. Eventually, they are doing fine, protective of their kingdom. Let's just live our life away from them so that they can live theirs peacefully. Wish you a wonderful day. Lisa.
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8/5/2015 6:47 am |
Thanks for posting this. I had heard of them, but never saw photos.
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Rentier hi, A great pleasure reading you on my blog. Thanks for your visit and your comments. Very few people ever know of this tribe, you're one on the lucky ones who have heard about them. Am glad you did, thank you again. I wish you a nice day. Lisa.
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8/6/2015 5:22 am |
Rentier hi, A great pleasure reading you on my blog. Thanks for your visit and your comments. Very few people ever know of this tribe, you're one on the lucky ones who have heard about them. Am glad you did, thank you again. I wish you a nice day. Lisa. They were mentioned in some of the news coverage.
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Rentier hi again, Thank you for coming back again with this info. Am glad that the tsunami hasn't affected them at all. They had gone to the high rise of their island at that time, they seem to have good intuition of all sort of similar catastrophe. Thank you again for your post Rentier Et Merci beaucoup. Lisa.
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