Tribal identity

“While benefiting from affirmative action in some cases, Adivasis or indigenous people in India also feel the claustrophobic confines of their identity which has been imposed on them by others, be it the colonial administrator, the colonial anthropologist, the missionary or the neo-liberal, neo-imperialist forces that rule global economy today.” – Santali poet, scholar and translator Ivy Imogene Hansdak  in “Is tribal identity relevant in today’s world?”, Inaugural Speech, National Conference “Tribes In Transition-II: Reaffirming Indigenous Identity Through Narrative” (2017)
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Nurturing Oglala Lakota customs, language, and beliefs in South Dakota (USA) – National Geographic Magazine August 2012

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In the Shadow of Wounded Knee After 150 years of broken promises, the Oglala Lakota people of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota are nurturing their tribal customs, language, and beliefs. A rare, intimate portrait shows their resilience in the face of hardship. By Alexandra Fuller Photograph by Aaron Huey Read the full article … Read more

Raasrang World Flute Festival August 9-11, 2012: focus on tribal/folk musicians – New Delhi

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RESHMA S KULKARNI, The Hindu,  August 4, 2012 The third edition of the Raasrang World Flute Festival 2012, organised by the Krishna Prerna Foundation in association with the Ministry of Culture will see flautists from around the world congregate to showcase the magic of this humble instrument. […] Arun Buddhiraja, Founder of the Krishna Prerna … Read more

Clearing core forest areas of people who have always lived there: in the name of the tiger – Chhattisgarh

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Meena Menon, The Hindu, August 1, 2012 New Jalda is an example of how, in the name of the tiger, clearing core forest areas of people who have always lived there does not work well for them For a tribe that was forbidden from ploughing the earth by religious tenets and had a special ceremony … Read more

“Looking back into the future” by MS Prabhakara – Northeast India

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Source: The Hindu : Arts / Books : In support of an obscure people in an obscure landAddress : http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article3704463.ece?homepage=trueDate Visited: Tue Jul 31 2012 19:18:01 GMT+0200 (CEST) While academic historians try to meaningfully understand how the past differs from the present, pseudo-historians want to realise the political ambition of projecting their version of the … Read more