THADOU TRIBE
THADOU TRIBE
IN NEWS –
- A section of the Thadou tribes represented by the Manipur-based Thadou Students' Association (TSA) has formed a global platform to look into critical issues facing the community, particularly in Manipur
Who are Thadou tribal people?
- Indigenous people living adjacent to Imphal Valley in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
- They are the second largest tribe in terms of population in Manipur.
- They are also found in Assam, Nagaland, and Mizoram in India, and in Chin State and Sagaing Division in Burma/Myanmar
- Thadou subsistence activities include animal, cultivation, hunting and fishing. Jhum (slash-and-burn) agriculture is predominant
THADOU TRIBE
- The Thadou language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family of the Sino-Tibetan languages.
- Thadou settlements are located in forests.
- Sites on the tops of ridges or just below ridges are preferred.
- Villages are not arranged according to an established urban plan, and there is no marking of the perimeter of a village.
- Almost all Thadou claim to be followers of Christianity.