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How Europeans treated Native Americans
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When extermination of Native Americans failed, "civilizing" became the new US policy. This meant that the Indians would become "civilized" - read & deculturalized.
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The guardian angels of Odisha’s Gundalba forests
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Sitting in her house in the nondescript Gundalba village in Odisha's Puri district, Charulata Biswal (55) speaks with poetic creativity. A noted environmental crusader,...
UP to get its first tribal museum soon
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Boosting the tourism potential of the state, Uttar Pradesh is all set to get its first tribal museum - the 'Tharu Janjati Museum' -...
100 Andhra tribal villages turn bio-villages thanks to this ex-teacher
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While the world has woken up to the hazards of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, transitioning to organic and natural farming is easier said than...
The apartheid-level horror of the Criminal Tribes Act enacted by the British colonizers
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The British come up with the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) in 1871. It was one of the most draconian acts ever that classified entire...
Santhals of Bengal go back to their roots, champion agriculture that nurtures ecosystems
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Rabindranath Tagore held the Santal tribes in special regard for their unique way of life in which they combined farming with poetry, music and...
Why is a new code needed to identify Sarna tribals?
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On one hand, a new code to identify Sarna tribals is being made to look like an attempt to prevent their conversion to Christianity....
How Sheikh Hasina betrayed the indigenous people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
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IN 1980s, it has been only the Awami League, amongst the national political parties, to advocate for a political solution to the Chittagong Hill...