The Aboriginal Tribes of India

aboriginal adopted animals appear Aryan Assam believe belong Bhils called caste central India ceremonies chief claim clan close collect considered council cultivation culture customs dance dead deities developed dialects district divided Dravidian early east eastern economic especially existence exogamous fact fields follow forced forest former gods Gonds Government hand head headman higher hills Hindu Hinduised hunting important jungle labourers land language least less linguistic live mainly Mala marriage marry Munda Nagas Nagpur nomadic northern observe offerings organisation origin past perform plains population practise Pradesh present priests primitive probably produce race racial Rajputs reason recent regions religion religious remained rule settled shifting similar social south India speak spirits stone strong tion totemic traditional tribal tribes usually valley various village whole women worship