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10/08/22 06:03 AM IST

World Tribal Day

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  • 9th August is celebrated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
World Tribal Day 
  • AIM- To highlight the role of indigenous people and the importance of preserving their rights, communities and knowledge they gathered and passed down over centuries.
  • Theme: “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.”
  • In 1994, the UNGA, passed a resolution, declaring August 9 as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People as it was on 9th August that the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations held its first meeting.
Significance 
  • Taking cognisance of the knowledge acquired by indigenous people is vital culturally and also scientifically
  • Understanding and preservation of indigenous languages, their spiritual practices, and philosophies can help in the conservation and upliftment of Tribals without compromising their identity.
  • Status of Tribes in India: Tribal Population constitutes 8.6% (or 11 cr) of the total population (the second largest number of tribal people in any country in the world). 89.97% of them live in rural areas and 10.03% in urban areas.
  • According to Lokur Committee (1965), the essential characteristics to be recognized by Scheduled Tribe are: Indication of Primitive Traits, Distinctive Culture, Shyness of Contact with the Community at Large, Geographical Isolation, Backwardness
  • Constitution: Constitution of India does not define the term ‘tribe’, however, the term Scheduled Tribe’ was inserted in the Constitution through Article 342 (i).
Source- PIB 

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