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The are an indigenous tribe living on North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal, part of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They are widely considered one of the most isolated and "uncontacted" peoples in the world, having lived in voluntary isolation for an estimated 60,000 years . Way of Life and Culture

: They use narrow outrigger canoes propelled by poles to navigate shallow waters within the island's reef to harvest crabs and fish. Island Tribe

: They live in two types of dwellings: large communal huts for multiple families and smaller, temporary beach shelters. The are an indigenous tribe living on North

The Sentinelese are famous for their fierce protection of their territory. Who are the Sentinelese really? : They live in two types of dwellings:

Because the Sentinelese vigorously reject outsiders, much of what is known comes from limited aerial observations or brief, distance-based encounters.

: Although often called "Stone Age" people, they have adapted to their environment by using metal from shipwrecks to tip their arrows and spears.

: Their language is unique and unintelligible even to neighboring tribes like the Jarawa or Onge, suggesting thousands of years of separate evolution. No Sentinelese words are known to the outside world. History of Isolation and Defense