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Tip | “A need deeply felt by Adivasis”: Respect for native languages and knowledge systems linked to the land and forest
In Rayagada in Odisha, Kondh parents distinguish between dangar patha (mountain learning) and kagaj patha (paper learning). Asked which they prefer, many parents answer ‘both’. This expresses a need deeply felt by Adivasis: literacy, with fluency in the regional language … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Ecology and environment, Endangered language, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Quotes, Tips, Trees, Tribal elders
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Tip | “Dancing on our turtle’s back”: A book on the concept of Indigenous knowledge and culture by Adivaani.org – Canada
Dancing on our turtle’s back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence. By Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Kolkata: Adivaani. 2014 (First published in Canada, 2012) ISBN 9788192554174. Rs. 250. | Order details >> Felix Padel reviews Dancing on our turtle’s back… Because we belong … Continue reading
Posted in Colonial policies, Community facilities, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Democracy, eBook eJournal ePaper, Education and literacy, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Quotes, Storytelling, Tips, Tribal culture worldwide, Women
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Tribals’ excellent knowledge of the environment, closer to an ideal society – Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand
He is British by birth, but prefers to call himself an Indian. Having lived in this country for three decades now, Felix Padel, the great great grandson of father of evolution Charles Darwin, has closely worked on Adivasis in eastern … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Colonial policies, Commentary, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Misconceptions, Modernity, Press snippets
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”No one wants the forest to disappear”: Dr. Felix Padel on peace, justice, the Forest Rights Act and music
How could peace be brought, with justice? Is there even a movement for peace? How does this war compare with other wars in India, and worldwide? Few have targeted civilian villagers as remorselessly, though Ashoka’s Kalinga war, over 2,000 years … Continue reading →