Naikpod people

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The Naikpod people are an indigenous community of central India, traditionally forest-dwelling and often classified among the region’s tribal groups, with their own distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.

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Naikpod people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people
social group
continent Asia
country India
culturalTrait clan-based social organization
distinct customs and rituals
distinct oral traditions
traditional folk songs and dances
economicActivity subsistence agriculture
wage labor in nearby towns
ethnonymVariant Naikpod NERFINISHED
Naikpodh NERFINISHED
Naikpodu NERFINISHED
facingIssue deforestation
economic marginalization
land alienation
limited access to education
limited access to healthcare
governedBy Constitution of India provisions for Scheduled Tribes NERFINISHED
heritage distinct cultural heritage
distinct linguistic heritage
languageFamily Dravidian languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus endangered (low vitality)
locatedIn Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED
Maharashtra
Telangana NERFINISHED
central India
policyCategory Scheduled Tribes welfare schemes (India) NERFINISHED
recognizedAs tribal group
regionType forest-dwelling community
relatedConcept Adivasi NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism (syncretic, local forms) NERFINISHED
indigenous beliefs and practices
socialClassification Scheduled Tribe (India)
traditionalHabitat forested areas
hilly regions
traditionalOccupation forest produce collection
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation

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Kolami–Naiki subgroup usedBy Naikpod people