Baigas
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The Baigas are an indigenous tribal community of central India known for their traditional shifting cultivation, forest-based lifestyle, and distinct cultural and spiritual practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baigas canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi group
ⓘ
indigenous community ⓘ tribal community ⓘ |
| alsoLocatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Balaghat district
ⓘ
Dindori district ⓘ Mandla district ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
body tattooing
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ ritual festivals ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Satpura Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Satpura-Maikal hill ranges
|
| ethnicGroupIn | India ⓘ |
| facingIssues |
deforestation
ⓘ
displacement from traditional habitats ⓘ land alienation ⓘ loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct cultural practices
ⓘ
distinct spiritual practices ⓘ forest-based lifestyle ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| practise |
endogamy at community level
ⓘ
exogamy at clan level ⓘ |
| primarilyLocatedIn |
Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
Central India ⓘ
surface form:
central India
|
| recognizedAs |
Scheduled Tribe in India
ⓘ
surface form:
Scheduled Tribe
|
| religion |
Hinduism (syncretic practices)
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
anthropological studies
ⓘ
development programs by Indian government ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
sacredness of forests
ⓘ
taboos on ploughing land ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomyBasedOn |
forest resources
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
mud houses
ⓘ
thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
collection of minor forest produce
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ herbal medicine practice ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| worship |
ancestor spirits
ⓘ
nature deities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.