Uighurs' are a Turkic Ethnic group with origins in and cultural ties to the region of Central and East Asia. The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China is acknowledged as being the Uyghurs' original home. One of the 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities in China is this group.
-Prakshi Dhall & Divisha Khurana(SMSMB)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Uyghur
https://www.everyculture.com/Russia-Eurasia-China/Uighur-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html
VIDEO ON THE KHASI TRIBE
- Mehak Modi & Mannat Gambhir(SMSMB)
THE SENTINELESE
Banner image citation: All That's Interesting. “Inside North Sentinel Island, Home of the Mysterious Sentinelese Tribe.” All That’s Interesting, All That’s Interesting, 12 Mar. 2022, allthatsinteresting.com/north-sentinel-island-sentinelese-tribe.
Image citation: “North Sentinel Island: Facts and Mysteries Surrounding the Sentinelese Tribe - the Strong Traveller.” The Strong Traveller, 11 Feb. 2021, thestrongtraveller.com/2021/02/12/north-sentinel-island/.
The Sentinelese are an indigenous culture from North Sentinel Island. This tribe, off the coast of India, is a tribe that has no contact or knowledge of the outside world. They have been living on the island for more than 60,000 years. The Sentinelese practically live in the past as they maintain their traditions across thousands of years.
They are a very violent tribe to any outsiders. It is widely known that they will kill anyone who tries to come into contact with the tribe. John Allen Chau, an American Christian missionary, tried repeatedly to make contact with the Sentinelese. They fired warning shots the first two times, then killed him on his third attempt.
Citation: NPR. “The Story behind John Allen Chau, an American Missionary Who Was Killed While Working.” NPR, NPR, Aug. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/08/01/747368557/the-story-behind-john-allen-chau-an-american-missionary-who-was-killed-while-wor#:~:text=John%20Allen%20Chau%20had%20been,the%20island%2C%20they%20killed%20him.
Image citation: akutahu.com. Akutahu.com, 26 Nov. 2018, akutahu.com/post/the-tale-of-sentinelese-tribe.
Despite the danger, people still try to know more about this tribe. They are very unique because it is like they are frozen in time, with no contact with the rest of the world. People just don't seem to understand that if this tribe wishes to be alone, they should be able to be left alone. In some ways, modern peoples view the Sentinelese the same way aliens might view our accomplishments. If aliens existed, they might see modern humans as a very low intelligence species that has not advanced far, technologically speaking, even though we think we have the best methods. We see the Sentinelese in a similar way, as aliens because their way of life is so different from ours. This topic of difference brings us back to norms. When you do something differently, you are seen as crazy and inhumane, but really all you want is to live the way things seem right to you.
THE HMONG
Banner image citation: Missoula Art Musuem. “From Flower Cloth to Story Cloth: Hmong Textiles in the MAM Collection | Missoula Art Museum.” Missoula Art Museum, 18 May 2021, missoulaartmuseum.org/exhibits/from-flower-cloth-to-story-cloth-hmong-textiles-in-the-mam-collection. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.
People of the Hmong ride Elephants and speak Vietnamese.
THE MONGOLS
Ancient Mongolian people lived in the southwest side of Asia. They were the people who invented the saddle.
image sitaion “What If the Mongol Empire Reunited….?” Brilliant Maps, 20 Apr. 2015, brilliantmaps.com/mongol-empire-reunited/. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.