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You have probably heard about this island where the sporadic missionaries gets killed as soon as they reach the shore.

snytiger6 9 Mar 13
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They have lived the same life for thousands of years and do not need religion or any other form of intervention, I am sure that if they did they would let it be known, leave well enough alone.

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I think this is great! I hope the Indian government never decides to change their status and they are left alone. Since most all the other islands of the world have been decimated by "Christian" or other colonizing cultures, showing some respect for one is a great advancement. It's a shame the Amazon Forest primitive tribe dwellers could not be granted the same respect and dignity.

Sadly, they don't think there are enough islanders to keep up a stable population.
India seems determined to keep it off limits; the fishermen who dropped the last guy off got a lot of jail time and I expect Indian prison isn't very nice.

@Beowulfsfriend Yeah, you need to start with about 500 persons in order to maintain enough genetic diversity and hopefully avoid inbreeding and associated problems.

@snytiger6 They have been secluded on this island with little outside DNA for many generation. Because of their seclusion there is not much that can be done to see the effects of this isolation. And worry about diversity is a fairly new issue. Centuries ago it was quite common.

@Barnie2years Yes, by limiting the gene pools, and trying to keep blood lines pure, most of the royal families of centuries past had to deal with inherited diseases, which were recessive until the gene pools were so limited.

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