Christian Group Wants Native Tribe Brought to Justice for Death of Missionary John Chau

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54. I don't think that is their mindset

There was a time when they intermarried with nearby tribes - they were not so isolated. Then

An expedition led by Maurice Vidal Portman, a government administrator who hoped to research the natives and their customs, accomplished a successful landing on North Sentinel Island in January 1880. The group found a network of pathways and several small, abandoned villages. After several days, six Sentinelese, an elderly couple and four children, were captured and taken to Port Blair. The colonial officer in charge of the operation wrote that the entire group, "sickened rapidly, and the old man and his wife died, so the four children were sent back to their home with quantities of presents".[2][26][27]:288

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sentinel_Island


Maybe that experience made them that afraid of outsider visits? It is possible all they see is potential kidnapping and think they are defending themselves.

The wikipedia page lists other contacts made with them.