With the goal of converting the tribe, Chau's intrusion ultimately led to his death, as Sentinelese reportedly used bows and ...

Their gifts, including cookware and a tied-up pig, were met with arrows, injuring the director. In a bizarre twist, the tribe buried the pig and a doll, rejecting them outright. The Sentinelese's ...

The Sentinelese made international headlines in 2018 when a Christian missionary from the US illegally intruded onto their island, where he was killed by a bow and arrow. The Sentinelese inhabit ...

it was attacked with arrows. In 2006, two fishermen who drifted into their waters were killed and the helicopter that was sent to retrieve the bodies was greeted by the Sentinelese, weapons in hand.

Since those trips, the Sentinelese have rescinded their friendliness. Following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, an Indian coast guard helicopter surveying the island was attacked with arrows.