Baigas

E124372

The Baigas are an indigenous tribal community of central India known for their traditional shifting cultivation, forest-based lifestyle, and distinct cultural and spiritual practices.

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Baigas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi group ⓘ
indigenous community ⓘ
tribal community ⓘ
alsoLocatedIn Bihar ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Balaghat district ⓘ
Dindori district ⓘ
Mandla district ⓘ
culturalExpression body tattooing ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
ritual festivals ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
culturalRegion Satpura-Maikal hill ranges ⓘ
linked to: Satpura Range
ethnicGroupIn India ⓘ
facingIssues deforestation ⓘ
displacement from traditional habitats ⓘ
land alienation ⓘ
loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ
knownFor distinct cultural practices ⓘ
distinct spiritual practices ⓘ
forest-based lifestyle ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
practise endogamy at community level ⓘ
exogamy at clan level ⓘ
primarilyLocatedIn Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
central India ⓘ
linked to: Central India
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe ⓘ
religion Hinduism (syncretic practices) ⓘ
animism ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
subjectOf anthropological studies ⓘ
development programs by Indian government ⓘ
traditionalBelief sacredness of forests ⓘ
taboos on ploughing land ⓘ
traditionalEconomyBasedOn forest resources ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalHousing mud houses ⓘ
thatched roofs ⓘ
traditionalOccupation collection of minor forest produce ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
herbal medicine practice ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ
worship ancestor spirits ⓘ
nature deities ⓘ

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