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Video | Deepor Beel: A wetland protected by Karbi customs or rituals that give importance to the environment – Assam
Deepor Beel is a wetland situated in Assam inhabited mostly by tribal people along with their distinct folklore and practices. One thousand and two hundred families of 14 indigenous villages around Deepor Beel depend directly or indirectly on the wetland’s … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, Ecology and environment, Elephant, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Quotes, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Video resources - external, Worship and rituals
Tagged Karbi
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Learn more about tribal communities in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand of today brims with the lively hum of life with people from various communities and religions contributing to make it into a wonderful profusion of the festival called life. The original natives of the land of Uttarakhand belong … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Anthropology, Community facilities, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Northern region – Northern Zonal Council, Press snippets, Quotes, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Tourism, Tribal identity, Women, Worship and rituals
Tagged Bhotia, Buxa, Jaunsari, Mahigeer, Raji, Rang, Shauka, Tharu, Van Gujjar
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“Let’s get active, not anxious!” – World Environment Day 2021
REIMAGINE. RECREATE. RESTORE.This is our moment.We cannot turn back time. But we can grow trees, green our cities, rewild our gardens, change our diets and clean up rivers and coasts. We are the generation that can make peace with nature.Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, eBook eJournal PDF, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Elephant, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tiger, Wayanad, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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eBook | “We are strong and industrious people”: Migration in a region suitable for tribal settlement, the cultivation of paddy and pulses, and rich in forest products – Odisha
Neoliberal Development, Displacement and Resistance movement: The Case of Kalinga Nagar Industrial complex, Odisha, India | To read the full paper by Dinabandhu Sahoo and Niharranjan Mishra (NIT Rourkela), click here >> The tribals of Kalinga Nagar have been migrated … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Childhood and children, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, eBook eJournal PDF, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Ethnobotany, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Health and nutrition, Literature and bibliographies, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Resources, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Success story, Tips, Tourism, Tribal identity, Women, Worship and rituals
Tagged Ho, Munda, Oraon, Santal
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