Rengma Naga Tribe

Nov. 29, 2024

The Rengma Naga tribe concluded a two-day celebration of the Ngada festival-cum-Mini Hornbill Festival at the Tseminyu RSA ground in Nagaland recently.

About Rengma Naga Tribe:

  • The Rengma Naga are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Nagaland and Assam.
  • According to the 2011 Census of India, the population of Rengmas in Nagaland stands at 62,951 and the population of Rengmas in Assam is around 22,000.
  • They call themselves by the names of "Njong" or "Injang".
  • They belong to the Mongoloid racial stock.
  • It is believed that Rengmas, along with other Naga tribes, migrated from Southeast Asia across the Yunnan Mountain ranges and settled down in the upper Burma region.
  • Slavery used to be practised among the Rengmas, and the slaves were most commonly known by the names menugetenyu and itsakesa.
  • By the time the Britishers arrived in the Naga region, slavery was a declining practice, and no Rengma appears to have been a slave during that time. 
  • Economy:
  • The Rengma tribes are agriculturalists.
  • They grow paddy through Jhum cultivation and wet cultivation. Besides paddy staple crops, seasonal crops and fruits are also grown.
  • Religion: Traditionally, Rengma tribes are worshippers of supernatural beings. Now most of the Rengma tribes are
  • Festivals:
  • Rengma Tribes celebrate a lot of seasonal festivals that are related to the agriculture.
  • "Ngada" is the most important festival of Rengma tribes.

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