Apatani

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The Apatani are an indigenous tribal community of northeastern India known for their unique wet rice and fish farming practices, distinctive facial tattoos and nose plugs (historically among women), and rich ecological and cultural traditions.

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Apatani people 27
Apatani canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
tribal community
academicInterest studied as model of sustainable mountain agriculture
agriculturalSystem organic manure-based farming
terraced paddy fields without use of draft animals
country India
culturalFeature complex ritual system
indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms
oral traditions
currentTrend facial tattooing largely discontinued
nose plug practice largely discontinued
DreeFestivalType agricultural festival
environmentalRelationship intensive land use with high biodiversity conservation
fishSpeciesCultivated common carp
heritageStatus Ziro Valley proposed for UNESCO World Heritage List
historicalPractice insertion of large nose plugs in women
tattooing of women’s faces
historicalPracticeReason believed to discourage raiders from abducting women
knownFor distinctive facial tattoos
indigenous religious practices
integrated rice–fish farming system
nose plugs worn by women (historically)
rich cultural traditions
sustainable agricultural practices
traditional ecological knowledge
wet rice cultivation
language Apatani language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tani languages
locatedIn Northeast India
majorFestival Dree festival
Myoko festival
MyokoFestivalType festival of friendship and prosperity
populationRegion concentrated in Ziro and surrounding villages
primaryDistrict Lower Subansiri district
primaryRegion Arunachal Pradesh
primaryValley Ziro Valley
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
socialOrganization clan-based society
socialStructure village councils
traditionalCraft bamboo work
weaving
traditionalDance ritual dances
traditionalDress distinctive woven garments
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing stilt houses made of bamboo and wood
traditionalMusic folk songs
traditionalReligion Donyi-Polo

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arunachal Pradesh hasTribe Apatani
Tani languages associatedWith Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Miri relatedEthnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
North-East Frontier Agency ethnicGroups Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Ziro hasEthnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Tagin relatedEthnicGroups Apatani
Subansiri district ethnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Adi people relatedEthnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Apatani language spokenBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Apatani language ethnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Mirish languages usedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Galo people relatedEthnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Tani peoples hasSubgroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Tani hasMemberLanguage Apatani
Donyi-Polo associatedWithEthnicGroups Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Mishing relatedEthnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Panggi relatedEthnicGroup Apatani
Adi community relatedGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Apatani tribal culture practicedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Dree festival celebratedBy Apatani people
subject linked to: Apatani tribal culture
linked to: Apatani
Apatani wet rice cultivation system usedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Apatani traditional village settlements inhabitedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Apatani indigenous religion practicedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Donyi-Polo associatedWithEthnicGroups Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Ziro Valley inhabitedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Myoko festival celebratedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Dree festival celebratedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Dree festival associatedWithEthnicGroup Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Dree festival hasCulturalSignificanceFor Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Donyi-Polo nature worship associatedWith Apatani people
linked to: Apatani
Apatani villages inhabitedBy Apatani people
linked to: Apatani