An American tourist is facing serious consequences after reportedly attempting to contact one of the world's most isolated and uncontacted tribes—the Sentinelese of India's Andaman Islands.

Located specifically within the Andaman Islands, this remote island is home to the Sentinelese, an uncontacted tribe that has fiercely resisted any interaction with the outside world for centuries.

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, made the illegal voyage to North Sentinel Island, home to the enigmatic Sentinelese tribe, on March 29, Indian police told CNN. North Sentinel Island is a land ...

In the later 20 th century, the Indian government, which administers the Andaman and Nicobar islands archipelago to which North Sentinel belongs, attempted to make contact with the Sentinelese ...

Outsiders meeting Sentinelese could endanger the tribe’s survival,” said a senior police officer, requesting anonymity as he isn’t authorized to speak about the case under investigation.

A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained in custody ...

Visiting the island is prohibited by Indian law to maintain the Sentinelese way of life and protect them from modern illnesses, from which they lack immunity.While Polyakov successfully reached ...