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Saturday, January 27, 2018

Naga

Introduction
The Naga tribes live in India and Myanmar.  They are several Naga tribes.  They speak different languages that are a part of the Tibeto-Burman language family.  They have there own territory called Nagaland.  They have a rich culture and history.

Nagaland
This state is located in Northeast India.  Christ-insanity is popular there.  Farming is very important to this state. The crops are rice, corn, millet, tobacco, oilseeds, sugarcane, sugarcane, etc.  The Naga tribes have been in this land for over 700 years. 

The British took over India in the 19th century.  They were unable to conquer the Naga.  Sometimes the Naga would rid the British, so they were terrified.  Then Christian missionaries came and calmed the Naga down.

There are 2 million people in Nagaland.  They live in mostly rural areas.  The literacy rate is 80%!  They love to speak English.  There is an airport and several highways in Nagaland.
Tribes
Some of the tribes are Angami, Ao, Chang, Konyak, Lotha, Phom, Rengma, Sangtam, and Sumi.
Angami: They have their own language.  They farm rice and herd cattle.  They use to fight all time and they were headhunters.  Inheritance is shared equally.
Ao: They are the first tribe to convert to Christ-insanity.  They were the first to embrace the ways of the white man.
Chang: The Ao tribe might be there ancestors.  They were headhunters.  B4 they became Christian they believed humans were a part of nature.  They have their own language.  They make rice beer.  They enjoy eating meat and fish. They have bamboo flutes and are patrilineal.  They like Christmas.
Konyak: They love tattoos and piercings; they are great blacksmiths.  They were the last tribe to accept Christ-insanity.  They would keep the heads of their enemies as trophies.
Lotha: There are over 1/2 million people in this tribe!  They love to dance and sing; they have a friendship festival.
Phom: They make pottery and craft bamboo.  They believe their ancestors were stones.  They bury the deceased above ground.
Rengma: They are closely related to the Lotha.  Slavery was practiced among them.  They bury people with their weapons.
Sangtam: They speak their own language.  They mixed their old-time religion with Christ-insanity.  
Sumi: There are over a quarter million of them!  A few of them follow the religion of there ancestors.  They make rice beer too.
Conclusion
There are 16 Naga tribes.  They originated in China.  They have been in India about 800 years.  They have great language and culture.  English is the national language and they are mostly Baptist.

References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaland
http://www.indianmirror.com/tribes/nagatribe.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naga_tribes
http://www.nagalandonline.in/About/Profile/Culture/index.html
https://www.tripoto.com/trip/16-tribes-of-nagaland
Naga Identity

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