Baiga tribe
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The Baiga tribe is an indigenous Adivasi community of central India known for its traditional shifting cultivation, distinctive tattoos, and rich forest-based cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baiga tribe canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi group
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe ⓘ indigenous community ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
bewar cultivation
ⓘ
slash-and-burn cultivation ⓘ |
| associatedEcosystem |
forested hills
ⓘ
sal forests ⓘ tropical dry forests ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
body ornamentation
ⓘ
distinctive tattooing traditions ⓘ forest-based rituals ⓘ herbal medicine knowledge ⓘ traditional dance and music ⓘ |
| economy |
subsistence economy
ⓘ
wage labor (contemporary) ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
displacement from forests ⓘ land alienation ⓘ loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| language |
Baigani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chhattisgarhi ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| policyContext |
Forest Rights Act, 2006 (India)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribes list of India ⓘ |
| primaryDeityType |
ancestor spirits
ⓘ
nature deities ⓘ |
| PVTGStatus |
recognized in Chhattisgarh
ⓘ
recognized in Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group ⓘ |
| region | Central India ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism (syncretic practices)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
village council system ⓘ |
| state |
Chhattisgarh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud houses with thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalKnowledge |
forest ecology
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ wild food resources ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
forest produce collection
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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