Preserve the Sentinelese. Ban outsider entry into Sentinel island. The Sentinelese, the most ancient people in the world, is being endangered by the Government of India's policies. They are the first indigenous asians people. They came from Africa 70,000 years ago. They had lived in complete isolation for 50,000 years.
The Sentinelese have shown again and again that they want to be left alone, and their wishes should be respected. The British colonial occupation of the Andaman Islands decimated the tribes living there, wiping out thousands of tribespeople, and only a fraction of the original population now survive. So the Sentinelese fear of outsiders is very understandable.
As concerned citizens from around the world, we request that the Government of India do not deny the Sentinelese the right to choose their own future by pushing them to assimilate. We humbly request the Sentinelese be added to the definition of 'animal' under Section 2 of the "Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972" enacted by Parliament of India in 1972. This action will legally remove the ability of the Sentinelese to commit "murder" to protect themselves from poachers and tourists disrupting their way of life and the transmission of diseases to which the tribe are likely to have no immunity thus insulating the Sentinelese from future prosecution from litigators and foreign organisations.
We are extremely concerned about the survival of the Sentinelese who face utter catastrophe unless their land and traditions are protected from invaders.
In August the government lifted restrictions on entry to 28 islands of the Indian archipelago of Andaman. One of these was the Sentinel island, inhabited by the Sentinelese tribe who have been living there for 60000 years & have resisted any contact with the outside world. European colonization has over the last 2 centuries decimated the indigenous tribes across the world. We a aware of the recent misadventure of the American missionary in the island. We will be fooling ourselves if we think this is going to be the last. Sentinel island needs to be protected. Those tribes have a right to life. The government needs to act now. Ban any sort of travel to the Sentinel island .
