Lai|Mizoram
The Lai peoples are the indigenous peoples living in the Lai Autonomous District Council of Mizoram (LADC).
Lai is an ethnic identity encompassing 30 clans spread over Lai Autonomous District Council and the neighbouring areas of Myanmar, Bangladesh and Manipur. The native language of the Lai peoples is unique. However, in the modern period, the number of people speaking it has decreased significantly. Even school education has been conducted in English or Mizo. However, owing to increasing awareness within the community, the Lai language is included at the middle school level – a positive step in preserving the ethnic legacy of the Lai peoples.
The Landing Together team visited LADC, Mizoram and interviewed ethnic Lai people, in South-East Mizoram. They depend on the forest for food, medicine, fuel, timber and some had even been shifting cultivators, traditionally practising slash and burn farming. In recent times, the rich biodiversity of the forest in LADC is threatened by multiple development projects.
Projects like the Kolodyne Multi-Model Transit Transport Project may pass through LADC and pose a serious threat to the Lai peoples and their forest. In addition, food insecurity and unemployment are the most immediate concerns facing the Lai peoples.
The Lai peoples are the indigenous peoples living in the Lai Autonomous District Council of Mizoram (LADC).
Lai is an ethnic identity encompassing 30 clans spread over Lai Autonomous District Council and the neighbouring areas of Myanmar, Bangladesh and Manipur. The native language of the Lai peoples is unique. However, in the modern period, the number of people speaking it has decreased significantly. Even school education has been conducted in English or Mizo. However, owing to increasing awareness within the community, the Lai language is included at the middle school level – a positive step in preserving the ethnic legacy of the Lai peoples.
The Landing Together team visited LADC, Mizoram and interviewed ethnic Lai people, in South-East Mizoram. They depend on the forest for food, medicine, fuel, timber and some had even been shifting cultivators, traditionally practising slash and burn farming. In recent times, the rich biodiversity of the forest in LADC is threatened by multiple development projects.
Projects like the Kolodyne Multi-Model Transit Transport Project may pass through LADC and pose a serious threat to the Lai peoples and their forest. In addition, food insecurity and unemployment are the most immediate concerns facing the Lai peoples.
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