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main crops are rice, tea, sugarcane, potatoes and
jute. About one sixth of the tea production of the
world comes from the Assam. In India 50% of tea
production of tea is comes from Assam alone. Also
there are mines of mineral oil, coal and limestone.
2. Aka
3. Apatani
4. Bangni
5. Khamba
6. Khowa
7. Memba
8. Miji
9. Khampti
10. Hill miri
11. Mishing
12. Monpa
13. Na
14. Tagin
15. Nishi (Dafla)
16. Nocte
17. Sherdukpen
18. Sulung
19. Singpho
20. Tangsa
21. Wancho
22. Yobin
23. Zakhring (Meyor)
24. Mishmi
2. Adi
3. Aka
4. Dimasa
5. Galong
6. Garo
7. Khasi
8. Mizo
9. Karbi
10. Kuki
11. Khowa
12. Momba
13. Synteng
1) Kuki tribe
i) Baite i) Jongbe
2) Mizo tribe
3) Chakma
4) Dimasa
5) Garo
6) Hajong
7) Hmar
8) Khasi
9) Lekhar
10) Man
11) karbi
12) pawi
i) Mol (Tangsa)
ii) Mopin and Solung (Adi)
iii) Ojhiale (Wancho)
iv) Nyokum (Nishing)
v) Reh (Mishmi)
vi) Lossar (Monpa)
vii) Boori-Boot (Hill Miris)
i) Chapcharkut:
It is also known as the spring festival. They
celebrate it on the completion of their heavy job of
jungle clearing for jhoom cultivation. On this day all
people irrespective of ages decorate themselves in
traditional colorful costumes, and together they
perform folk dance and sing the folk songs.
ii) Mimkut:
It is also known as the maize festival. It is the festival
celebrated on occasion of maize harvest. It is
celebrated in month of the August and September.
They perform folk dances and together sing folk
songs. They drink rice beer on this occasion. Some
portion of their harvest is given for their ancestors.
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