Apa Tani

The Apa Tani, also spelled as Tani or Apatani, is a tribal group of about 25,000 in the Apatani plateau Jiro (usually spelled and pronounced Ziro by outsiders) in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. As they are of Tibetan origin, their language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family. Apa Tani - History. There are currently no known written records of the history of the Apatani tribe, although it is speculated that, throughout their history, the Apatani had a democratic system of running t ...

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There are currently no known written records of the history of the Apatani tribe, although it is speculated that, throughout their history, the Apatani had a democratic system of running the society. The village council was known as the Bulyang. Anthropologists such as Sumit Guha suggests that the Apatani have good oral accounts of the political history of the region. One of their oral accounts speak of their migration from the extreme north of Subansiri and Siang areas follo ...

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Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is a region administered by India as a state. It is part of what are called the Seven Sister States of the Northeast of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders the state of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the south east. Myanmar lies to the east of the state, Bhutan to the west, while the McMahon Line separates it from the zone of control of the People's Republic of C ...

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The first ancestors of the tribal groups migrated from Tibet during the pre-historic period, they were joined by Thai-Burmese counterparts later. Except for the northwestern parts of the state, little is known about the history of Arunachal Pradesh, although the Apatani tribe had legendary knowledge of the history. Recorded history was only available in the Ahom chronicles during the 16th century. The tribal Monpa and Sherdukpen do keep historical records of the existence of local chiefdoms in the northwest as well. Northwestern parts ...

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Population: 1,091,117 Birth rate: 28.50 births/1,000 population (1993 estimate) Death rate: 10.00 deaths/1,000 population (1993 estimate) Infant mortality rate: 58 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 estimate) Sex ratio: 0.901 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 54.74% Forest: 25.23% Longtitude 90.36 degree East to 97.3 degree East Latitude: 26.42 degree North to 29.30 degree North Rainfall: 266mmSee also:

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Agriculture is the primary driver of the economy. Jhum, the local word for shifting cultivation, which was widely practised among the tribal groups has come to be less practiced. The forest-products are the next most significant sector of the economy. Among the crops grown here are rice, maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger and oilseeds. Arunachal is also ideal for horticulture and fruit orchards. Its major industries are sawmills, plywood (these two trades however have been stopped by law), rice mills, fruit ...

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Much of Arunachal Pradesh is covered by the Himalayas, although parts of Lohit, Changlang and Tirap are covered by the Patkai. Arunachal Pradesh - Climate. The climate of Arunachal Pradesh varies with elevation. Areas with very high elevation in the Upper Himalayas near the Tibetan border enjoy an alpine or Tundra climate. Below the Upper Himalayas come the Middle Himalayas, where people experience a temperate climate. Fruits like apples, oranges, etc are grown. Areas at the sub-Himalayan and sea-level elevation experience a humid sub-tropi ...

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Arunachal Pradesh is divided into fifteen districts, each administered by a district collector, who see to the needs of the local people. Especially along the Tibetan border, the Indian army has considerable control over the territory due to the continuing concern about Chinese intentions. In the Northern areas and areas near the Indo-Burmese border and Nagaland, where Naga-Christian militant groups have been alleged of harassing the local pe ...

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Main Article: Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh 65% of the Arunachalis belong to 20 major-collective tribes and 82 tribes, who had a heritage of a diverse and rich culture, language and beliefs. Most of them are either of Tibetan or of Thai-Burmese origin. Another 35% of the population are immigrants, including 30,000 Bangladeshi and Chakma expartriates, and immigrants from other parts of India, notably Assam and Nagaland. The most notable tribes include the Adi, Nishi Monpa and Apa Tani. The literacy of the State rose to 54.74% from 41.59% in 1991 ...

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You will be disappointed to meet an Apatani today if you went to Jiro expecting to see some tribals following a primitive culture - animistic beliefs, tattooing, long hair tied into a knot on men and animal sacrifices. They have given up most of their tribal ways and have incorporated ways of the modern world. Many of them are high-level Government employees, doctors and engineers. Of late, several teens have even been inf ...

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You will be disappointed to meet an Apatani today if you went to Jiro expecting to see some tribals following a primitive culture - animistic beliefs, tattooing, long hair tied into a knot on men and animal sacrifices. They have given up most of their tribal ways and have incorporated ways of the modern world. Many of them are high-level Government employees, doctors and engineers. Of late, several teens ...

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Most of the Apatanis are loyal followers of the Donyi Polo faith, who pray to an array of spirits and souls for blessing. Abo-Teni, the primal man, analogous to Adam in the Christian faith, is considered to be the sole ancestor of all Apatani and other Animist tribes in the surrounding regions. When a misfortune occurs, they believe that it is caused by certain spirits, and thus they make appeasement sacrifices of chickens and cows. Myoko, the main agricultural festival of the Apatanis, is celebrated in a very grand manner lasting for a whole mon ...

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Though simple, the dress of the Apatanis elaborate colorful, yet simple styles. Tattoing and the stuffing of large nose plugs were once popular among the women, although this practice has gradually been falling into decline in the recent years. The menfolk tie their hair in a knot just above the forehead with a brass rod measuring at 12 inches, placed horizontally. Strips of fine cane belt painted in red that were bent into the shape of a horse-collar wit ...

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Apatanis trace their descent patrilineally. While the status of menfolk is considered higher than the womenfolk, the sexes may share responsibilities in the house and the family. The womenfolk carry out the household chores of gathering of both wild and kitchen garden vegetables, cooking, fetching of water, pounding of rice, cleaning of houses, washing of clothes and utensils, nursing and looking after infants and children, preparation of the Tsampa, ginning and spinning of cotton and other jobs associated with the household. In the f ...

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