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Adivasi Mahila Vikas Mandal: NGO for Tribal women’s welfare – New Delhi
Contact Adivasi Mahila Vikas Mandal 151/2 neb sarai New Delhi 110068 M +91 9999747696 & +91 9560838198 tribalwomen2009@gmail.com Source: message from Adivasi Mahila Vikas Mandal (6-4-13) Activities: Tribal & Indegeneous Tribal women Welfare Source: Adivasi Mahila vikas Mandal Address : http://www.ngoportal.org/ngo-database-4726-Adivasi+Mahila+vikas+Mandal.html Date … Continue reading
Posted in Economy and development, Education and literacy, Organizations, Websites by tribal communities, Women
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Disseminating information about the work of Native Americans in media: Native Networks – Washington DC
In 2001 the NMAI [ National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)] has launched the Native Networks Website to welcome you to the field of Native media throughout the Americas. The site provides information about new productions and media makers, current … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural heritage, Film, Media portrayal, Modernity, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Tribal culture worldwide, Websites by tribal communities
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Community-based volunteer-run radio station: a tool for revitalizing languages – Cultural Survival
Listen to flute player Robert Mirabal of Taos Pueblo who shares his thoughts on music in Native American culture – Living Voices Track 2 >> Language experts believe that 90% of the world’s estimated 6,000 languages could disappear entirely by the end of … Continue reading
The American Indian Heritage Foundation – USA
The American Indian Heritage Foundation was establised in 1973 to provide relief services to Indian people nationwide and to build bridges of understanding and friendship between Indian and non-Indian people. Through informative materials, special events, cultural sharing opportunities and this … Continue reading
Posted in Literature and bibliographies, Media portrayal, Modernity, Music and dance, Musicology, Networking, Quotes, Tribal culture worldwide, Websites by tribal communities
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Online exhibition – The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture
The National Consortium of Tribal Arts and Culture created by Bhasha is the single largest digital resource for adivasi art expression in India. View the online exhibition, listen to Adivasi music from different parts of India, view photographs and learn more >> Address … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Anthropology, Audio resources - external, Crafts and visual arts, Dress and ornaments, History, Homes and utensils, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Websites by tribal communities, Worship and rituals
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Support for tribal youths telling their own story on 9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Tell your own story in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August | read more >> The foundation Tribal Cultural Heritage in India is committed to Showcasing new initiatives in education. Understanding and appreciating tribal culture better will benefit young people from all … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood and children, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Dress and ornaments, Education and literacy, Games and leisure time, Health and nutrition, History, Homes and utensils, Media portrayal, Music and dance, Performing arts, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Storytelling, Suggest a resource, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal elders, Websites by tribal communities, Worship and rituals
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Wesanthals E-Group – a portal for Santals
Santals are the largest adivasi (indigenous) community in the Indian subcontinent with a population of more than 10 million, and they reside mostly in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam and Bihar, and sparsely in Bangladesh and … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Cultural heritage, Names and communities, Quotes, Tribal identity, Websites by tribal communities
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ACCORD – Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development
ACCORD (Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development) was born in November 1985 out of the realisation that the adivasis of the Gudalur Valley were being cheated and exploited and might soon disappear off the face of the earth. Our … Continue reading
The Power of Self-Interpretation: Ideas on Starting a Community Museum
[…] To appreciate the potential of the community museum, consider the challenges local communities, especially disadvantaged ones, face today. The effects of globalization include persistent poverty, loss of cultural identity, accelerated migration, and disintegration of the bonds of unity and … Continue reading
Interview with the founders of the Vidyodaya School for Adivasi children
The Vidyodaya School Tucked away in the Blue Mountains, close to Ooty, the tourist destination of Tamil Nadu in southern India, is the small sleepy town of Gudalur, the home town of Rama and B. Ramdas. Gudalur is a land … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Assimilation, Childhood and children, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, De- and re-tribalisation, Education and literacy, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Rural poverty, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Websites by tribal communities, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women
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Dance and music of the Santhal community
[…] Unlike many other tribal groups of the Indian Subcontinent, the Santals are known for preserving their native language despite waves of migrations and invasions from Dravidians, Indo-Aryans, Mughals, Europeans, and others. Santali culture is depicted in the paintings and … Continue reading
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