Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Police stake out area where American killed by Andaman tribespeople (2.…
Police stake out area where American killed by Andaman tribespeople
1. Intro
Indian police
trying to find body > American missionary
Killed by isolated tribe
2. Sentinelese
Sentinelese island (Bay of Bengal)
/ any contact w outside world
Tribe: Sentinelese
Untouched by modern civilisation
Island : restricted area
3. 2006
Killed & burried
After 2 weeks > dug up > hung on bamboo poles (facing ocean)
2 fishermen > aproach
4. November 16th
Death
> thrown up 2 Q?
Chau's remains be recovered?
Anyone be prosecuted?
Why?
tried reach island : spread Christianity
John Allen Chau (adventurer Washington state) > killed
5. Police
Helicopter > kept its distance
Sentinelese > shot arrows at Helicopters > approached too closely in the past
Tried to approach
Sailed within 300m of island w fishermen (helped & saw Chau's body burried)
6. Criminal Case
Case must be handled w great sensitivity
registred against "unkwown tribesmen"
Sentinelse: own civilisation/world view
Indian government : does'nt want to barge in & confrontation
7. Kanchan Mukhopadhyay
"Find Chau's body = too many problems to be realistic"
"Chau = knowingly violated will, by barging in "declare Jesus"
Researcher w the Anthropological Survey of India