Knowra Adivasi Adivasi Adivasi is a name for Indigenous people and communities of India, especially those classified as Scheduled Tribes under Indian law. The term encompasses diverse peoples, languages, histories, and relationships to land.
Indigenous peoples : Peoples with historical continuity with precolonial societies and distinct cultural, political, or territorial identities. Adivasi identity is often understood through global Indigenous rights, though the term's scope remains debated.
Scheduled Tribes : Constitutionally recognized tribal communities in India eligible for specified protections and affirmative measures. Scheduled Tribe status is a major legal category associated with Adivasi communities, but the terms are not identical.
Displacement of Adivasi communities : The forced or pressured relocation of Adivasi people from homes and territories, often through development or conservation projects. Dams, mines, and protected areas have repeatedly displaced communities from customary lands.
Santhal people : An Indigenous people concentrated in eastern India, with Santhali as their principal language. Santhal history includes major anticolonial resistance and a large contemporary community.
Adivasi literature : Literary works by Adivasi writers that express community histories, languages, and experiences. Writing in Adivasi languages and other languages makes community perspectives visible in public culture.
Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India : Constitutional provisions for the administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in several Indian states. It provides a distinct governance framework for many Adivasi-majority areas.
Forest Rights Act, 2006 : An Indian law recognizing certain forest and community rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers. It addresses historical dispossession by providing routes to recognize individual and community forest rights.
Gond people : A large group of Indigenous communities in central India, many of whom speak Gondi languages. Gond communities illustrate the scale and internal diversity of Adivasi populations.
Adivasi movement : Organized political and cultural movements advancing Adivasi rights, autonomy, and recognition. Collective activism has shaped how Adivasi identity is claimed and represented.
Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India : Constitutional provisions establishing autonomous district and regional councils in parts of Northeast India. Its councils grant forms of local self-government to several tribal communities.
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