Political Movements

Chief Mark Grey major political and social movements have been the Modernization Theory. The political posters showcase Chief Grey's face with the word 'Aage'. The word 'Aage' meaning forward in Hindi was to represent the Island moving forward in technology, foreign trade, agriculture, immigration, and community. The poster were modeled off of famous and iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster. President Barack Obama was a big influence on Chief Mark Grey's life and political philosophy. "

Chief Mark Grey quoted President Obama at Chief Grey's crowning ceremony "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek" (Obama). Since the crowning ceremony speech Chief Grey has worked hard to modernize the North Sentinelese Island. The Chief's first action was to build the Aage High School and Grey Rock Community College on the Sentinelese Island. The schools have graduated serval doctors, engineers, lawyers, judges, and politicians.