Kandha tribal communities
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Kandha tribal communities are indigenous groups primarily residing in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, known for their distinct cultural traditions, rituals, and close relationship with forested hill environments.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ tribal community ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kandha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khond NERFINISHED ⓘ Kondh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
bamboo and wood craft
ⓘ
body tattooing (in some groups) ⓘ traditional ornaments ⓘ |
| coreBelief | sacredness of nature and forests ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
elaborate seasonal festivals
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ rituals linked to agriculture ⓘ |
| culturalTheme |
close relationship with forested hill environments
ⓘ
collective decision-making in village affairs ⓘ rituals tied to land and fertility ⓘ |
| facingIssues |
deforestation
ⓘ
displacement ⓘ land alienation ⓘ limited access to health and education ⓘ |
| governanceFramework | Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housingMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
mud walls ⓘ thatch ⓘ |
| housingType | thatched houses ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
Kui
ⓘ
Kuvi ⓘ Odia ⓘ |
| legalProtection |
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes in India ⓘ |
| livelihoodChange |
increasing shift to settled agriculture
ⓘ
wage labor participation ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
millets
ⓘ
oilseeds ⓘ paddy ⓘ pulses ⓘ |
| majorDistrictsInOdisha |
Gajapati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalahandi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandhamal NERFINISHED ⓘ Koraput NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabarangpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Rayagada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | clan exogamy ⓘ |
| primaryState | Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| region | eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism (syncretic practices)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalDeities |
ancestor spirits
ⓘ
nature spirits ⓘ village deities ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | handwoven cloth ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
forest gathering
ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
forested hills
ⓘ
upland plateaus ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
headman
ⓘ
village council of elders ⓘ |
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