![]() “The Sentinelese have shown again and again that they want to be left alone, and their wishes should be respected,” the group said. Survival International, a nongovernmental group that says it is dedicated to tribal peoples’ rights, said Indian authorities should ensure outsiders not make contact with the tribe, because of the risk of disease or threats to their land. India’s Ministry of Tribal Affairs has said that, with regard to Sentinelese tribes, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration “has adopted an ‘eyes-on and hands-off’ policy to ensure that no poachers enter into the island.” India has designated five indigenous tribal groups in the territory as “particularly vulnerable” due to the loss of sustaining resources and customs. In the 2001 census, the total population was estimated to be 39. The 2011 survey only spotted 15 Sentinelese on their island – the count was done from a distance due to the danger in approaching the tribe. The territory has a population of nearly 380,000, according to India’s 2011 census. There are 572 islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, only three dozen of which are inhabited. The island group is about 850 miles (1,370 kilometers) east of the Indian subcontinent. “Ever since high school, John wanted to go to North Sentinel to share Jesus with this indigenous people.” He was willing to give his life to share Jesus with the people on North Sentinel island,” Staver said in a press release. Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment,” the official said.Ĭhau was “martyred,” said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Covenant Journey, a Christian ministry that introduces college-age students to Israel through an immersion program. “When a US citizen is missing, we work closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts. The team consists of coastal guards, officials from tribal welfare department, forest department officers and police officials.”Īn official from the US Consulate in Chennai confirmed that diplomats are “aware of reports concerning a US citizen in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.” “We have a team out in the waters for reconnaissance and to strategize how to recover his body. The police haven’t independently verified that he is dead, but based on what the fishermen have told them believe that he was killed. He did not come back on the 17th the fishermen later saw the tribespeople dragging his body around.” ![]() Chau was a world traveler who was also a staunch Christian. ![]()
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