i found this on a web site: A few scientists have claimed the Tuskens have human origins, but the autopsies done on what little dead they leave behind has revealed cyborg eyes and other non-human characteristics.
According to the notes accompanying McQuarrie's sketches, the Tuskens are supposed to be an alien race, stranded on a desert world of Tatooine. They had to use some protective clothing to shield them from the scorching sun and thus we see them wrapped in those fancy rags.
I saw the original theatrical release of the Old Trilogy on the big screen and I'm proud of it... How did I accomplish that (considering my age) is my secret...
so u reckon its some alien race or human originated. i think they sound like some monkeys or some monsters. yes, this is a good question because back in Ep II everyone like male/female/children were all looked like mummies in wrap. and why dont we see these sandpeople at mos eisley if that was the station full of every aliens from the universe.
Quote Originally posted by: nrg_2000 and why dont we see these sandpeople at mos eisley if that was the station full of every aliens from the universe.
I guess it's because they're savages, probably there is a "shot at sight" policy regarding Tuskens... noone wants to see them there and they don't want to hang out with anyone else.
Who knows? maybe they crash landed on this planes so long time ago that they slowly degenerated into what's left of the original species?
I saw the original theatrical release of the Old Trilogy on the big screen and I'm proud of it... How did I accomplish that (considering my age) is my secret...
in the current SW pc game Knights of the Old Republic (taking place some 4000 years before luke/anakin etc...), we discover that tatooine had been settled before but something happened and now it is settled again... how about this: the sand people are what it says - Sand People. they have been on tatooine for as far as records go, and they wrap themleves in sheets to protect them from the harsh environment that a desert planet is/can be. i could imagine that tatooine does have crappy weather cycles and those could be very harsh on people if they are not protected.