Andaman and Nicobar Islands

American self-styled adventurer and Christian missionary, John Allen Chau, has been killed and buried by a tribe of hunter-gatherers

Search for slain American missionary could ‘wipe out’ Sentinalese

Belief

The Sentinelese, generally considered the last pre-Neolithic tribe in the world, have violently resisted any contact with outsiders. The Indian government has for years placed the island off-limits to visitors to protect the tribe.

A man stands outside and aims his bow and arrow toward a helicopter.

American missionary killed after multiple attempts to contact isolated Sentinelese tribe in the Andaman Islands

Conflict

Tsunami Survival: The Isolated Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands