The islanders have been observed shooting arrows at boats, as well as at low-flying helicopters.
The Sentinelese have repeatedly attacked approaching vessels, whether the boats were intentionally visiting the island or simply ran aground on the surrounding coral reef. In November 2018, the government's home ministry stated that the relaxation of the prohibition on visitations was intended to allow researchers and anthropologists (with pre-approved clearance) to finally visit the Sentinel islands. In 2018, the Government of India excluded 29 islands – including North Sentinel – from the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regime, in a major effort to boost tourism. In practice, Indian authorities recognise the islanders' desire to be left alone, restricting outsiders to remote monitoring (by boat and sometimes air) from a reasonably safe distance the Indian government will not prosecute the Sentinelese for killing people in the event that an outsider ventures ashore. Nominally, the island belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The area is patrolled by the Indian Navy. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Act of 1956 prohibits travel to the island, and any approach closer than 5 nautical miles (9.3 km), in order to protect the remaining tribal community from "mainland" infectious diseases against which they (likely) have no acquired immunity. It is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous people in voluntary isolation who have defended, often by force, their protected isolation from the outside world. So the Sentinelese fear of outsiders is very understandable.”ĬNN’s Darran Simon and Chris Boyette contributed to this report.North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island. “The British colonial occupation of the Andaman Islands decimated the tribes living there, wiping out thousands of tribespeople, and only a fraction of the original population now survive. “The Sentinelese have shown again and again that they want to be left alone, and their wishes should be respected,” the group said. Survival International, a nongovernmental group that says it is dedicated to tribal peoples’ rights, said Indian authorities should ensure outsiders not make contact with the tribe, because of the risk of disease or threats to their land. India’s Ministry of Tribal Affairs has said that, with regard to Sentinelese tribes, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration “has adopted an ‘eyes-on and hands-off’ policy to ensure that no poachers enter into the island.” India has designated five indigenous tribal groups in the territory as “particularly vulnerable” due to the loss of sustaining resources and customs. In the 2001 census, the total population was estimated to be 39. The 2011 survey only spotted 15 Sentinelese on their island – the count was done from a distance due to the danger in approaching the tribe. The territory has a population of nearly 380,000, according to India’s 2011 census. There are 572 islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, only three dozen of which are inhabited. The island group is about 850 miles (1,370 kilometers) east of the Indian subcontinent. “Ever since high school, John wanted to go to North Sentinel to share Jesus with this indigenous people.” He was willing to give his life to share Jesus with the people on North Sentinel island,” Staver said in a press release. Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment,” the official said.Ĭhau was “martyred,” said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Covenant Journey, a Christian ministry that introduces college-age students to Israel through an immersion program. “When a US citizen is missing, we work closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts. The team consists of coastal guards, officials from tribal welfare department, forest department officers and police officials.”Īn official from the US Consulate in Chennai confirmed that diplomats are “aware of reports concerning a US citizen in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.”
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“We have a team out in the waters for reconnaissance and to strategize how to recover his body. The police haven’t independently verified that he is dead, but based on what the fishermen have told them believe that he was killed. He did not come back on the 17th the fishermen later saw the tribespeople dragging his body around.” Chau was a world traveler who was also a staunch Christian.
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