Anthropological Survey of India Policy Document on Sentinelese Tribe
Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) policy document titled ‘Draft of the Policies for Great Andamanese and Sentinelese’ published recently, warns of threat to endangered group from commercial activity in the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans.
Sentinelese
- The Sentinelese, a negrito tribe, is a most secluded, particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) residing in complete isolation on the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans.
- Their numbers are believed to be less than 150 and as low as 40.
- They are one of the five PVTGS in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which include Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, and Shompens.
- They are connected to ....
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