Sentinelese

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sentinelese

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who are the Sentinelese?The Sentinelese are a small tribe that lives on North Sentinel Island. They belong to the Andamanese people and have lived there for thousands of years without contact with the outside world.
2. Why do they keep away from visitors?They keep away from visitors because they want to protect their way of life and stay healthy. They have always said no to outsiders for over a hundred years.

Uncontacted Peoples: Indigenous groups who live in voluntary isolation and have no sustained contact with the outside world.
Self-Determination: The right of a people to freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.
Ethnolinguistic Group: A group of people who share a common language and cultural heritage.