Ethnobotany of Northeast India - Tagin, Arunachal Pradesh (ENI 1.5)

Tagin, Arunachal Pradesh (ENI 1.5)

About the tribe: The Tagin or Ghasi Miri tribe inhabits the banks of Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh. They belongs to the tani clan and are of Mongoloid origin, who migrated from Tibet in different times and settled in their present home land of Subansiri valley (Upper Subansiri, West Siang, Shi Yomi, Kamle and Kra Dadi districts of Arunachal Pradesh). People living in this area lead a rural life and dependent mostly on the forest resources available in their surroundings. They practice Donyi Polo but the Nah people of Tagin community follows Mahayana sect. of Buddhism. The most important festival of the Tagins is the Si-Donyi Festival, which involves the veneration of the earth (si) and the sun (donyi). It is celebrated as a new year where the nyibu (local priest) presides over and performs all the rituals with chanting of Uuyu Benam (celestial chants). And sacrifice of Mithun (Gayal) for peace and prosperity in the community as a whole.

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Ajeet Jaiswal. 2019. Indigenous Knowledge System and Traditional Medicinal Practitioner. Anthropology and Ethnology 2(1): 1-8. DOI: 10.23880/aeoaj-16000119
G. Murtem and Pradeep Chaudhry 2016. An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribes in Upper Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh, India. American Journal of Ethnomedicine 3(3): 35-49.
Hage Yanka, Rubu Rinyo, Sanjib, Kumar Das, Tridip Jyoti Das, Dipayan Paul, Debmalya Das Gupta, Pallabi Kalita Hui, Sapana Bansod, Chandraiah, Godugu, R. Ananthan , Sanjay Jambulkhar & Hui Tag. 2019. A brief crosscultural ethnobotanical note on Abotani tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Pleione 13(2): 269-283.
Pranjiv Goswami, Dudam Soki, Anju Jaishi, Moushumi Das & Hirendra N Sarma. 2009. Traditional healthcare practices among the Tagin tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional knowledge 8(1):127-130.
Rubu Rinyo, Momang Taram, Pallabi Kalita Hui & Hui Tag 2018. Ethnobotanical resources and traditional skills prevalent among the Tagin community of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Pleione 12(2): 265-274.
Tonlong Wangpan, Jumpee Tasar, Tapi Taka, Jentu Giba, Phongam Tesia & Sumpam Tangjang. 2019. Traditional use of plants as medicine and poison by Tagin and Galo Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 9(9):98-104. DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2019.90914