Madiya tribe

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The Madiya tribe is an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily inhabiting forested regions of Maharashtra and neighboring states, known for its distinct language, traditional agriculture, and rich ritual and dance traditions.

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Madiya tribe canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi group ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe ⓘ
ethnic group in India ⓘ
indigenous community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Madia Gond ⓘ
Maria Gond ⓘ
associatedWith Dandakaranya forest region ⓘ
linked to: Dandakaranya forest

Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra ⓘ
linked to: Gadchiroli district
country India ⓘ
culturalHeritage folktales ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
ritual music ⓘ
culturalPractice agricultural rituals ⓘ
communal festivals ⓘ
economy minor forest produce collection ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Gond people ⓘ
facesIssue deforestation impacts ⓘ
land alienation ⓘ
limited access to education ⓘ
hasTradition festival songs ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
sacred groves ⓘ
inhabits border areas of Chhattisgarh ⓘ
border areas of Telangana ⓘ
forested regions of Maharashtra ⓘ
language Madiya language ⓘ
languageFamily Dravidian languages ⓘ
mainCrops millets ⓘ
paddy ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
marriagePattern exogamous clans ⓘ
primaryState Maharashtra ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in Maharashtra ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe in neighboring states ⓘ
region central India ⓘ
religion Hindu-influenced practices ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based system ⓘ
traditionalLeadership hereditary headman ⓘ
village council ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence forest gathering ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ
rainfed agriculture ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
worships ancestor spirits ⓘ
nature deities ⓘ

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Gadchiroli → hasDemographicGroup → Madiya tribe ⓘ