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Search Results for: Shompen
Living in a symbiotic relationship with other communities: The Shompen, one of India’s particularly vulnerable tribal groups – Nicobar Islands
Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, Kolkata: November 01, 2015 | To read the full article, click here >> The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has come up with the first authentic demographic database of the Shompen tribe — one of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anthropology, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Organizations, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Social conventions, Women
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Tagged Great Andamanese, Jarawa, Onge, Sentinelese, Shompen
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Reserves that are central to the ecological security of a unique group of islands: Tribal rights and conservation – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The entire Nicobar islands is a tribal reserve and is key for the survival of a number of species of rare and endemic flora and fauna. Unlike the rest of India, tribal rights and conservation are not at the opposite … Continue reading →
Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anthropology, Biodiversity, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tourism, Tribal identity
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Tagged Andamanese, Jarawa, Nicobarese, Onge, Sentinelese, Shompen
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Cultural invisibility – India’s 600 potentially endangered languages
Literacy level among women in India being alarmingly low, it will be necessary to expand our school education system so as to introduce and include as many languages as possible, so that the girl children are educated in their own … Continue reading →
Posted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assimilation, Childhood, Community facilities, Constitution and Supreme Court, Democracy, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Storytelling, Tribal identity, Women
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Tagged Khasi, Naga, Onge
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Integration or isolation? A “Down To Earth” discussion on the fate of the Jarawa tribe – Andaman
Contact with the outside world has exposed the Jarawas to various dangers. Is isolation the best way to conserve? A debate Numbering around 400, people of the Jarawa tribe occupy the lion’s share of land in South and Middle Andaman … Continue reading →
Posted in Accountability, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anthropology, Assimilation, Colonial policies, Commentary, Constitution and Supreme Court, De- and re-tribalisation, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Media portrayal, Modernity, Names and communities, Press snippets, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Tourism, Tribal identity
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Tagged Great Andamanese, Jarawa, Nicobarese, Onge, Sentinelene, Shompen
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eBook & eJournal | Learn more about tribal communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The ancient tribal communities that lived here in the Andaman Islands […] have lived and flourished here for at least 40,000 years., but the end could well be round the corner. […] It definitely began with the British and their … Continue reading →