Who am I ?

Identity
or Nurture
Does Nature

decide who you are?

 Identity
Lets dissect the question of identity
what it is to be and not to be

a tribal - an adivasi
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How is a tribal identified?
a tribal surname carries a totem

Do you know your totem?

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How is a tribe identified?
:: C u l t u r e ::

Do we celebrate our festivals like sarhul,

Festivals sohrai, karam, maage, navakhani, etc.,

Do we perform our rituals during birth, naming

Rituals ceremony, marriage, death, etc.,

Language

Music
Do we know our mother tongue, i.e,
mundari, kurukh, kharia, santhli, ho, etc.,
?
Do we eat or relish jungle food, do we play the tribal
Food Dance
musical instruments and participate in the tribal dances
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We are identified by our tribal values.
Tribal culture is the basis of our society.

Society

Culture

Hold on to your culture,

for if your culture dies,
you are a society which nature can’t nurture.
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Language
is the key to people
identity
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So what language do you speak?
Santali

Ho
Mundari
Kharia
Kurukh

Main Linguistic
Groups
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If we cant speak our native tongue
We cant pass it on to our
children
Our language will slowly
vanish
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Our language is dying
Once the language is
gone
Our identity will be under

Serious
 Identity
Our native tongue is gift
of God
Our Language
Our Language is
Its not difficult to speak or
understand
Beautiful
Lets give it a try
Start using simple words at home

Today
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Ritual
is a specific behaviour of a
society
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So what rituals do you perform?
birth Phagua

Growing Seasons
Rites of passage

naming Sarhul

marriage nawakhani

funeral sohrai

Main Ceremonial
Acts
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If we don’t perform our rituals
We disconnect from our
ancestors
Our children’s background
is wiped
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Our rituals are
dying
Once the rituals are
gone
Our identity will be under

Serious
 Identity
Our rituals are gift of
Nature
Our Rituals are
Our Rituals are world
Its not difficult to follow our
class
rituals Lets give it a try
Introduce your children to our rituals

Today
 Identity

Don’t let
your competing values
erase our traditions
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So, are you a tribal,

an adivasi,
just by the virtue of your
caste certificate ?
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I’m a tribal if I -
celebrate my festivals
perform my rituals
if I speak my native tongue
eat jungle food
enjoy tribal music & dance
by doing so….
 Identity

…by doing so,

I belong to a rich community

I preserve a world culture and
I maintain a healthy ecosystem
 Identity
Living outside
chotanagpur
and loosing ones culture
are no barriers to
Remember…
… we are one
belonging
 Identity

… we are one
family
 Identity
…we are bonded
by tribal
guided
values
by
nature
and governed
by
 Identity

…we are the

children of
Nature
People of
 Identity
We are proud of our
We are proud to be
culture
adivasis
…we are the
Tribals of
 Identity

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