Revival of traditions

“A great deal of things could be learnt from their culture.” – Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of free India, quoted in The Tribal Culture of India by Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi and Binay Kumar Rai
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eBook | Remembrance, Reflection, Reconciliation and Renewal: The Bodding Symposium 2015 – Norway

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Courtesy © 2016 Tone Bleie (by email, 21 September 2016) Tone Bleie (PhD)Professor Public Planning and Cultural UnderstandingDept. of Sociology, Political Sciences and Local PlanningUniversity of Tromsø – the Arctic UniversityN-9037 Tromsø, Norway Head International Research Group on Reintegration (IRGR)Member The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC)Head The Scandinavian-Santal Heritage Initiative (SSInherit) Background information and announcements Remembrance, Reflection, … Read more

“Saving our heritage”: An insider’s article on modern education and cooperation in support of Adivasi traditions and values – West Bengal

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The language and culture of India’s Adivasi tribes are at risk of erosion. Christian missionaries used to play a destructive role, but one of them actually planted the seed to save the heritage of the Santals, a tribe in eastern India, as Boro Baski, a member of the community, reports. | To read or download the article by … Read more

Gudalur’s Vidyodaya School and outreach programme: A success story with Adivasi history, culture and songs integrated into its curriculum – Tamil Nadu

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Deep within the Gudalur valley, bounded by the Mudumalai, Wyanad and Bandipur tiger reserves, the Viswa Bharati Vidyodaya Trust has developed a school which is attracting the neglected children of Adivasi tribes into primary education “What use is your education to us? It will only take away our children. Your schools talk about changing the … Read more

Tracing the loss of language over three generations: Films on indigenous culture directed by Helen Haig-Brown – Canada

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My Legacy follows Helen Haig-Brown as she explores the often tenuous relationship between a mother and daughter made more complex by the legacy of residential school, taking us through a journey of healing the impacts of intergenerational trauma on trust, bonding, love and self worth. Source: Helen Haig-Brown’s Legacy Trailer on VimeoAddress: https://vimeo.com/85854539Date Visited: Sun … Read more

Ten herbal farms that restored the economic viability of agriculture: Bringing Tribals together “in a sustainable collective asserting their connection to the land” – Chhattisgarh

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Rajni George, OPEN Magazine (Profile), 25 July 2014 | To read the full article and view more photos, click here >> Jadi booti: literally, roots and plants, the extracts from the roots of plants and shrubs generally defined as herbs, popularly ascribed to India’s many-limbed kingdoms of green Mythologised, problematised, proselytised, traditional herbs are a national (and international) … Read more