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    Default The REAL Pangaea

    In a world of rapid urbanization, we often assume there are no tribes left isolated without external contact on Earth. But the Sentinelese people who inhabit the tiny island of North Sentinel that is part of the Andaman group of islands in the Bay of Bengal are living proof to the contrary.

    They rejected all types of communication with outsiders repeatedly and they protect their land violently when anybody wants to establish contact.
    This violent response is part of a pattern of violence that has marked most attempts at contact by outsiders with this tribe over the centuries.
    New Delhi has deliberately carried out little development in much of the tribal area, intending to preserve the culture of the tribes people and for fear that bacterial contamination may cause their extinction. As of now, the Sentinelese will be left to the isolation they had so vigorously defended over many centuries.





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    Default Re: The REAL Pangaea

    Interesting, thanks.


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    Default Re: The REAL Pangaea

    very good

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    Default Re: The REAL Pangaea

    I'm glad they are defending themselves and their land. They have the right to do so, and to be left alone. Modern civilization is overrated anyway. But yes, I support all tribes in their right to live on their land without being threatened by outside forces.

    May they live long and prosper.
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    Default Re: The REAL Pangaea

    I didn't read the whole article, but I remember an article that talks about these guys. If fishermen or even planes get too close, they'll start attacking and I believe they have actually successfully killed outsiders. I think they were the inspiration to one of the Indiana Jones movies where the natives were attacking and throwing spears at him.

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    Default Re: The REAL Pangaea

    A bit OT; wouldn't the real Pangaea be Australia? After all, it's the oldest continent!





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