<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0">
<channel>
	<title>The Holiday Scout Blog | Tag | cultural preservation</title>
	<link>https://theholidayscout.com/blog/</link>
	<description>The Holiday Scout</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:22:50 +0530</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<generator>Warrenasia Blog Feed v1.0</generator>
			<item>
		<title>Meeting the Mishmi</title>
		<link>https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/meeting-the-mishmi/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/meeting-the-mishmi/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The tea gardens outside of Dibrugarh were still cloaked in early morning mist as we drove east toward Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. In about five hours we would reach our destination and the starting point of our photography tour, the town of Wakro, home to the Mishmi people.The Mishmis are an ethnic group comprised of three tribes, the Idu, the Digaru and the Miju. Racially, all three are from the same stock and are believed to have migrated to India from Tibet and from Burma. With their villages perched in hills beyond the reach of so-called modernizers, the Mishmis maintain time-honored ways and are largely animist, worshiping a number of deities, most of which are connected to elements of nature.Watered by a multitude of springs and streams, the hills and valleys surrounding Wakro are full of orange orchards and fields plump with corn and pumpkins. Entering the village, traditional Mishmi longhouses come into sight. Made of bamboo and raised on posts that are about one meter above ground, domestic animals find shelter directly underneath. Inside, the houses are rustic and cozy, the kitchen fireplace being where family members come together to share meals and stories of the day. Above the hearth, a rectangular wooden frame hangs suspended for the purpose of smoking meat, and bottles filled with pickled chilies and fruits line the windowsills. Life here is simple but rich. We had come to make portraits of the Mishmis who are known for their expertly woven textiles and distinctive adornments. Going through my collection, I am captivated by the beauty and humanity of these gracious people with whom I was so lucky to spend some time.<br>Original post at: <a href="https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/meeting-the-mishmi/">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/meeting-the-mishmi/</a>]]></description>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cultural Preservation &ndash; We are in the Picture</title>
		<link>https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/cultural-preservation-we-are-in-the-picture/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/cultural-preservation-we-are-in-the-picture/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two generations ago, Nagaland, which is situated in the rugged and remote borderland between India and Burma, was an illiterate, animist and polygamous tribal society. But with the arrival of Baptist missionaries, the region underwent a dramatic and irreversible transformation. With anything non-Christian seen as &ldquo;savage&rdquo;, many rituals and arts were forcibly stopped, craft skills lost and the very essence of Naga culture put at risk of being extinguished. Today, all is not yet lost. Just this past July, a team from the Nagaland Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change identified three landscapes with so-called &ldquo;outstanding universal value&rdquo; to be proposed to UNESCO for inclusion in the organization&rsquo;s heritage sites. This is an urgently needed conservation step. Beautiful valleys are one thing. But cultural heritage is something we cannot physically touch, yet which has a major bearing on the way people live. Particularly in a tribal society with no written history, the knowledge carried by the tribe&rsquo;s members that is inherited from previous generations also needs to be protected and preserved. So I turn to photography in my attempt to document this intangible cultural knowledge as it manifests itself in the customs of North East India&rsquo;s tribal communities.&nbsp; &nbsp;My most recent tour to Nagaland took me on the road from Mon to Tuensang and Mokokchung. The going was arduous but just as spectacular, and my thoughts lit up in anticipation. The plan was to photograph villagers dressed in their ceremonial attire and to hear their folk tales about the significance of the dress. And as I did so, I was struck by the ribbon of tradition that runs through them all, tradition that can still be traced back to the time before modernizers and missionaries came. This connecting thread and the subtle variations in clothing and ornaments from tribe to tribe had me gripped with fascination. In short, I have to know more!<br>Original post at: <a href="https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/cultural-preservation-we-are-in-the-picture/">https://theholidayscout.com/blog/tribe-and-culture/cultural-preservation-we-are-in-the-picture/</a>]]></description>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
		