Poumai Naga Tribe

Sept. 29, 2024

The Poumai Naga tribe of Purul village in Manipur’s Senapati district has taken a significant step towards wildlife conservation by banning hunting, trapping, and killing of wild animals and birds within their territory.

About Poumai Naga Tribe:

  • The Poumai Naga tribe is an indigenous ethnic group primarily residing in the Senapati district of Manipur and parts of Nagaland.
  • About 95.7% of the total population of Poumai is in the Senapati district, Manipur
  • It is one of the oldest and largest Naga tribes in Manipur. 
  • The language that Poumai communicates is known as "POULA". 
  • Christianity is the dominant religion in the Poumai Community.
  • Their Pouli (Pottery) and Poutai (Pou salt) production was well known to the entire tribal areas in Manipur and Nagaland in ancient times.
  • The main occupation of Poumai Naga is agriculture, and shifting cultivation is hardly practiced now in Poumai villages.
  • Popular festivals:
    • Paonii, Donii, Laonii, Daonii, Rounii, Duhnii, Loukanii, Thounii, Khiinii, Taithounii, etc. 
    • Laoniiis one of the important festivals celebrated in Poumai villages after the rice transplantation.

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