Current Context : Recently, the Rengma Naga tribe concluded a two-day celebration of the Ngada festival-cum-Mini Hornbill Festival at the Tseminyu RSA ground in Nagaland.
About Rengma Naga Tribe:
- Ethnic Group: Tibeto-Burman.
- States: Predominantly in Nagaland and Assam.
- Names: Refer to themselves as “Njong” or “Injang”.
- Racial Stock: Mongoloid.
- Migration History: Believed to have migrated from Southeast Asia across the Yunnan mountains to Upper Burma before settling in their current region.
Economic Activities:
- Primary occupation:
- Practices: Jhum cultivation (slash-and-burn) and wet cultivation for paddy.
Festival : “Ngada” is the most important festival of Rengma tribes.