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Who am I ?

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. Identity. How is a tribal identified?. a tribal sur name carries a totem. Do you know. your totem?.

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Who am I ?

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  1. Who am I ?

  2. Identity or Nurture Does Nature decide who you are?

  3. Identity Lets dissect the question of identity what it is to be and not to be a tribal - an adivasi

  4. Identity How is a tribal identified? a tribal surname carries a totem Do you know your totem?

  5. Identity How is a tribe identified? Do we celebrate our festivals like sarhul, sohrai, karam, maage, navakhani, etc., Festivals Do we perform our rituals during birth, naming ceremony, marriage, death, etc., Rituals ? :: C u l t u r e :: Do we know our mother tongue, i.e,mundari, kurukh, kharia, santhli, ho, etc., Language Do we eat or relish jungle food, do we play the tribal musical instruments and participate in the tribal dances Food MusicDance

  6. Identity 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.

  7. Identity Language is the key to people identity

  8. Identity So what language do you speak? Santali Ho Mundari Kharia Kurukh Main Linguistic Groups

  9. Identity If we cant speak our native tongue We cant pass it on to our children Our language will slowly vanish

  10. Identity Our language is dying Once the language is gone Our identity will be under Serious Question

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

  12. Identity Ritual is a specific behaviour of a society

  13. Identity So what rituals do you perform? birth Phagua naming Sarhul Rites of passage Growing Seasons marriage nawakhani funeral sohrai Main Ceremonial Acts

  14. Identity If we don’t perform our rituals We disconnect from our ancestors Our children’s background is wiped Our children’s background is wiped

  15. Identity Our rituals are dying Once the rituals are gone Our identity will be under Serious Question

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

  17. Identity Don’t let your competing values erase our traditions

  18. Identity So, are you a tribal, an adivasi, just by the virtue of your caste certificate ?

  19. if I Identity I’m a tribal if I - celebrate my festivals perform my rituals speak my native tongue eat jungle food enjoy tribal music & dance by doing so….

  20. Identity …by doing so, I belong to a rich community I preserve a world culture and I maintain a healthy ecosystem

  21. Identity Living outside chotanagpurand loosing ones cultureare no barriers to belonging Remember… …we are one family

  22. Identity …we are one family

  23. Identity …we are bonded by tribal values guided by nature and governed by God

  24. Identity …we are the children of Nature People of God

  25. Identity We are proud of our culture We are proud to be adivasis …we are the Tribals of Chotanagpur

  26. Identity Return to your roots Experience Guide Collaborate Join Meet Indulge Help Convey Discuss Celebrate Involve Confide Share

  27. come home to Tribalzone www.tribalzone.net

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