Maria Gond

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Maria Gond are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, traditionally inhabiting forested regions and known for their distinct culture, language, and close relationship with the natural environment.

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Maria Gond canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community
ethnic group
indigenous community
artForm folk art and wall paintings
traditional body tattoos
associatedWith Bastar region NERFINISHED
country India
culturalTrait close relationship with the natural environment
distinct rituals and festivals
distinct traditional dress
oral traditions
traditional songs and dances
diet locally grown crops
millets and forest produce
economicActivity forest produce collection
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
small-scale agriculture
ethnicity Gond NERFINISHED
facingIssue cultural assimilation pressures
deforestation
land alienation
loss of traditional livelihoods
festival harvest festivals
nature worship festivals
geographicDistribution Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED
Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED
Maharashtra NERFINISHED
Odisha NERFINISHED
Telangana NERFINISHED
governedBy customary law
languageFamily Dravidian languages NERFINISHED
livelihoodDependence forest resources
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region central India NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism (syncretic practices)
indigenous animist beliefs
religiousSpecialist traditional shamans and ritual specialists
socialClassification Scheduled Tribe
socialStructure clan-based organization
village councils
subgroupOf Gond people NERFINISHED
traditionalBelief ancestor worship
sacred groves and forest spirits
traditionalHabitat forested regions
traditionalHousing mud houses with thatched roofs
traditionalLanguage Gondi NERFINISHED

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Dandakaranya forest ethnicGroup Maria Gond