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Indigenous peoples of South Asia

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

November 26, 2018Belief

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

November 22, 2018Conflict

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