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202252 minPG-13documentary

8.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Indigenous Histories Conflict

The Last Tribe

202252 minPG-13documentary

8.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

In November 2018, the death of John Allen Chau on North Sentinel Island sparked global debate over cultural preservation and the ethics of contact with isolated tribes.

Indigenous Histories Conflict

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Camille Le Pomellec

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In November 2018, the death of John Allen Chau on North Sentinel Island sparked global debate over cultural preservation and the ethics of contact with isolated tribes.

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Camille Le Pomellecdirector

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In November 2018, the news of the death of a 27-year-old American on the shore of a small island in the Indian Ocean went around the planet. Clash of the culture.

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