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Tag Archives: Nicobarese
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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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 | Census 2011: Enumeration of Primitive Tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Enumeration of Primitive Tribes in A&N Islands – A Challenge Census operation in the remote and far-flung Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands had been a tough but fascinating exercise down the corridor of time. Barring Narcondam Island … Continue reading →
Posted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anthropology, Colonial policies, Constitution and Supreme Court, eBook eJournal ePaper, Endangered language, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), Quotes
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Tagged Andamanese, Jarawa, Nicobarese, Onge, Sentinelese, Shom Pen, Som Bai, Tari
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Collaborative lifestyle, women’s inheritance have contributed to our uniqueness as humans – Tamil Nadu
Should I stay or should I go? JANAKI LENIN, The Hindu, October 26, 2012 […] Traditionally, women of these communities — the Nair and Mappila of Kerala, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, and the Nicobarese of the Nicobar Islands — … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthropology, Customs, Economy and development, History, Names and communities, Networking, Press snippets, Social conventions, Women
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Tagged Garo, Irula, Khasi, Nicobarese
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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 →