Detail Factual Overview

People & Culture

• Tribes: Over 26 major tribes and 100+ sub-tribes.
  • Prominent tribes: Nyishi, Apatani, Monpa, Adi, Galo, Mishmi, Nocte, Tagin.
• Cultural Features:
  • Unique customs, traditional dresses, and crafts.
  • Bamboo and cane handicrafts are common.
  • Polyandry and polygamy exist in some tribes.
• Festivals:
  • Losar (Monpa New Year)
  • Solung (Adi tribe)
  • Dree (Apatani tribe)
  • Nyokum (Nyishi tribe)
  • Si-Donyi, Reh, and others.