07
The Sentinelese ‘exercise complete sovereignty over their affairs’ and the involvement of Indian authorities is restricted and minor, with occasional monitoring and infrequent, brief visits. As well as this it would be wrong to disturb and break the traditions of a tribe which has existed and survived independent of modern society. Additionally, contacting the Sentinelese could pose a threat to them, as interaction with humans from outside places risks exposing them to illnesses they have not built immunity to because of their quarantined lifestyle. Bad management of future attempts of contact with tribes could result in deaths, and wipe out of entire tribes, as seen with the Akuriyo tribe. History has shown 50% of an isolated group would likely die if sustained contact took place.
To protect uncontacted peoples from threat, laws must be implemented to give them a right to their land and a choice to be left alone. Such policies have begun to be applied, such as the policy established by Sydney Possuleo who previously worked as the director of the department of isolated tribes at FUNAI, in which he took legal action to keep outsiders out of various tribes in Brazil.