Irula tribe

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
tribe
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Nilgiri_Hills
gptkb:Eastern_Ghats
gptkbp:censusCategory tribe
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues malnutrition
lack of healthcare access
gptkbp:culture folk
oral traditions
gptkbp:diet tubers
non-vegetarian
millets
wild honey
gptkbp:educationLevel low literacy rate
gptkbp:festival local deities
nature worship
gptkbp:governmentReservation Scheduled Tribe reservation in India
gptkbp:governmentResponse Tribal welfare schemes
gptkbp:hasNGO gptkb:Irula_Snake_Catchers’_Industrial_Cooperative_Society
gptkbp:house thatched huts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Irula tribe
gptkbp:language gptkb:Irula_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Dravidian_languages
gptkbp:languageStatus endangered
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:traditional_medicine
snake venom extraction
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Mari_Selvaraj
M. C. Raja
gptkbp:population over 200,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
Scheduled Tribe in India
gptkbp:region gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Kerala
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:relatedGroup other Dravidian peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:script gptkb:Tamil_script
gptkbp:settlementType hamlets
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle manual labor
forest produce collection
herbal medicine collection
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation agriculture
rat catching
snake catching
gptkbp:vulnerableTo poverty
social discrimination
land alienation
gptkbp:youthIssues migration for work
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irula_Snake_Catchers’_Cooperative_Society
gptkb:Romulus_Whitaker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7