Organizations

Call Shakti Vahini or the national helpline Childline to report human trafficking of tribal girls and women:
Shakti Vahini on +91-11-42244224, +91-9582909025 or the national helpline Childline on 1098.
Learn more: https://indiantribalheritage.org/?page_id=21889

“Rural communities certainly need education, but their life is interwoven with many social and cultural issues that must all be taken into account. UNESCO is right to argue that an integrated approach with a holistic view is appropriate.” – Santal educationist Boro Baski in “India’s rural primary schools still have room for improvement” (Development + Cooperation, 22 May 2016)
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/indias-rural-primary-schools-still-have-room-improvement
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=20429

eBook | “We want the behavior of our children to be shaped by those values which are most esteemed in our culture”: First Nations Control of First Nations Education – Canada

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To read, download or print the entire PDF-document (10 MB), click here >> STATEMENT OF VALUES “We want education to provide the setting in which our children can develop the fundamental attitudes and values which have an honored place in Indian tradition and culture. The values that we want to pass on to our children, values which … Read more

eBook | “We have a moral imperative to ensure every child has a right to an appropriate education of high quality”: Unesco Education report 2020

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In line with its mandate, the 2020 GEM Report assesses progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education and its ten targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda. The Report also addresses inclusion in education, drawing attention to all those excluded from education, because of background or ability. The … Read more

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

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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 from different districts of Chotanagpur in the last part of 19th century and early 20th century. … Read more

Congratulations & “Hul Johaar” to Prof. Sonajharia Minz: Appointment as Vice Chancellor, Sidhu Kanhu Murumu University – Jharkhand

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Source: email from Ramdas Bhaskaran, Viswa Bharati Vidyodaya Trust, 4 June 2020 Sonajharia Minz was a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, as well as the president of the JNU Teachers’ Association. She has now become the vice-chancellor of SKMU-Dumka, replacing M.K. Sinha. Source: Telegraph Calcutta, 29 May 2020URL: https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/kolhan-varsity-s-new-head-pushes-for-job-oriented-courses-in-tribal-belt/cid/1776666Date visited: 4 June … Read more

Languages, traditions and culture of tribals to be protected: New dictionaries of unique tribal languages – Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute

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MYSURU: For the first time, Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI) has come up with a novel initiative to preserve languages of tribals in the state. KSTRI is gearing to launch dictionaries of tribal languages. As part of the work in the first phase, KSTRI is working on languages of Hakki Pikki and Dungri Garasia … Read more