Lishipa
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The Lishipa people are centered in the Dirang area in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. They are ethnically related to both the Chugpa and Monpa. They are probably not the Lish Monpa linguistic group, but rather, probably a separate tribe.
As they were the descendants of the early waves of immigrants that came from Tibet, they are considered socially inferior to the Monpa. Their houses are constructed from stone and wood with plank floors, with the roof made from Bamboo.
Like the Monpa, they are Tibetan Buddhist by religion. In addition, elements of Animism can be found in their belief system and religious rituals. Due to their inferiority, their culture, though somewhat like the Monpa, they are not as advanced as the Monpa in both technological and cultural aspects. Their arts are speculated to be inferior as compared to the Monpa.
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- Tshangla language
- Gender Analysis : Case Study of Arunachal Pradesh, from [1], previously on http://www.mssrf.org/fris9809/index.html, Text based on the Case Study of Ms. Sumi Krishna. Gender Dimensions in Biodiversity Management : India. Report submitted to FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. June 1997.
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