Sentinelese

Sentinelese
Total population
	35–400
Regions with significant populations
	North Sentinel Island, India
Languages
	Sentinelese (presumed)
Related ethnic groups
	Possibly Jarawa or Onge
	North Sentinel Island North Sentinel Island (India) North Sentinel Island North Sentinel Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Aerial photograph of North Sentinel Island

The Sentinelese, also known as the Sentineli and the North Sentinel Islanders, are an indigenous people who inhabit North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal in the northeastern Indian Ocean. Designated a particularly vulnerable tribal group and a Scheduled Tribe, they belong to the broader class of Andamanese peoples.

Along with the Great Andamanese, the Jarawas, the Onge, the Shompen, and the Nicobarese, the Sentinelese are one of the six native and often reclusive peoples of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Unlike the others, the Sentinelese appear to have consistently refused any interaction with the outside world. They are hostile to outsiders and have killed people who approached or landed on the island.^[1]

In 1956, the Government of India declared North Sentinel Island a tribal reserve and prohibited travel within 3 nautical miles (5.6 kilometres) of it. It further maintains a constant armed patrol in the surrounding waters to prevent intrusions by outsiders. Photography is prohibited. There is significant uncertainty as to the group's size, with estimates ranging between 35 and 500 individuals, but mostly between 50 and 200.

^ Wire Staff (22 November 2018). "'Adventurist' American Killed by Protected Andaman Tribe on Island Off-Limits to Visitors". The wire. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[Wire22Nov-1] Wire Staff (22 November 2018). "'Adventurist' American Killed by Protected Andaman Tribe on Island Off-Limits to Visitors". The wire. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

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