#195: Tribes in news in 2023
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15 tribes made it to news in 2023
Compiling these all here in one place:
1. Hatti
• Tribals from Himachal Pradesh
• In news: Protesting to implement tribal status
2. Malaiyali
• Malai: Hill & Yali: People (hill people of northern TN)
• These are foragers who cultivate table peak for food
• In news: seeking inclusion in STs
3. ZO
• Includes: Tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo ethnic group
• Spread in India-Myanmar-Bangladesh
• In news: turmoil in NE
4. Karbi (seen in PYQs)
• Expert weavers who practice jhum cultivation
• In news: Chomangkan, a ceremony to remember dead for 4 days/nights
• Ceremony is believed to give peace tot he dead
5. Hakki Pikki (Mel Shikari)
• Hakki: Bird, Pikki: Catcher (Kannada words)
• Lives in West & South India near forests
• 4 clans: Gujaratia, Panwar, Kaliwala & Mewaras
• Hinduism followers practising monogamy
6. Kudmi
• Peasant community from Juglemahal hills/Chhota Nagpur plateau
• Considered primitive tribes by Britishers
• Found in WB, JH, Odisha; speak Kurmali
• In news: seeking inclusion in STs & special status for their language
7. Idu Mishmi
• 'Tiger brother' tribe living near Mishmi hills, Arunachal
• Believed to have same mother as that of tigers
• Known for weaving & craftsmanship; live in lower Dibang valley
• In news: Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary to be notified as Tiger reserve thus reserving their access to the forest
8. Van Gujjars
• Forest dwelling nomads from Himalayan foothills of UK, HP & J&K
• Migrate to bugyals of Upper Himalayas as pastorals
• In news: Stopped from entering Govind Pashu Vihar National Park by govt.
9. Tiwa
• Morigaon district, Assam
• Celebrate nature & prepare fields for next crop
• In news: for their Yangli harvest festival
10. Chuktia Bunjia
• PVTG tribe of Sunabeda plateau on Odisha-AP border
• In news: export quality Strawberry farming
11. Tagin Tribe
• Tribals from Arunachal Pradesh
• In news: Si Donyi festival
• Celebrate supreme guardian who cares & protects tribals
12. Kutia Kondh
• Deep relationship with Millets in Kandhamal district of Odisha
• Festivals: Burlang Yatra (women worship & exchanging seeds amidst songs & dance)
• In news: Millets
Others:
13. Urali Tribe: Backward tribe of Kerala
14. Betta-Kuruba: Tribals from Karnataka
15. Todas, Kotas, Kurumbas, Irulas: Tribes in Nilgiri
16. Bonda: Use only beads & strip of cloth to cover body (live at trijunction of Odisha, CG, AP)
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