Baiga
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Baiga are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India known for their traditional shifting cultivation, forest-based livelihood, and distinctive cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baiga canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
rainfed farming
ⓘ
slash-and-burn cultivation ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
body tattooing ⓘ ritual dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ use of herbal medicine ⓘ |
| diet |
forest tubers
ⓘ
leafy forest vegetables ⓘ maize ⓘ millets ⓘ wild fruits ⓘ |
| facedIssue |
displacement from forests
ⓘ
land alienation ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | distinct tribal culture of India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close relationship with forests
ⓘ
knowledge of local ecology ⓘ traditional healing practices ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| livelihoodSource |
bamboo work
ⓘ
minor forest produce ⓘ wage labor ⓘ |
| marriagePractice |
endogamy at community level
ⓘ
exogamy at clan level ⓘ |
| policyCategory | particularly vulnerable tribal group ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Central India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
folk Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| state |
Chhattisgarh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
collection of forest produce
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
mud houses
ⓘ
thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
forest-based livelihood
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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