Talk:Sentinelese

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Why so violent?

The article documents a number of peaceful encounters with the Sentinelese, achieved with some effort, but their first inclination is clearly to attack on sight. Do anthropologists have any insight on why this would be, that could be included in the article? Why are they so inclined to violence, compared to say, the Taino encountered by Columbus and co, another small, island-based 'traditional' people, whose inclination was in the opposite direction? LastDodo (talk)