Adivasis

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Adivasis are the indigenous tribal communities of India and neighboring South Asian regions, known for their distinct cultures, languages, and close relationship with their ancestral lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethnic group
Indigenous peoples
alsoKnownAs Scheduled Tribes of India
linked to: Scheduled Tribes

Tribal communities of India
associatedWith Forest-based livelihoods
Hunting and gathering
Shifting cultivation
Small-scale agriculture
constitutionalProvisionInIndia Article 342 (Scheduled Tribes)
country India
culturalCharacteristic Animist and syncretic religious practices
Clan-based social organization
Distinct languages and dialects
Rich oral traditions
Traditional music and dance
demographicStatusInIndia One of the largest concentrations of indigenous peoples in the world
etymology The term 'Adivasi' means 'original inhabitants' in several Indian languages
linked to: Adivasis
facedIssues Displacement due to development projects
Land alienation
Political underrepresentation
Socio-economic marginalization
knownFor Close relationship with ancestral lands and forests
Distinct art and handicrafts
Traditional ecological knowledge
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages
linked to: Austroasiatic

Dravidian languages
Indo-Aryan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
legalStatusInIndia Protected category with affirmative action provisions
populationDistribution Central India
Eastern India
linked to: eastern India

Northeast India
Southern India
linked to: South India

Western India
presentInCountry Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
protectedByLaw Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution of India
linked to: Scheduled Tribes
region South Asia
relatedConcept Forest rights in India
Tribal rights in India
relatedGroup Indigenous peoples of Asia
linked to: Indigenous peoples
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Indigenous animist beliefs
Islam

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Panchayat hasReservationFor Scheduled Tribes
linked to: Adivasis
Ho ethnicity Adivasi
linked to: Adivasis
Adivasis etymology The term 'Adivasi' means 'original inhabitants' in several Indian languages
linked to: Adivasis
Kurukh people governmentClassification Adivasi
linked to: Adivasis
Andamanese partOf Indigenous peoples of India
linked to: Adivasis