Tribal Community

Definition of Tribe

According to Oxford Dictionary:

A Tribe is a group

Meaning:
Nature of Tribes:
Characteristics Of Tribal Community:
• The Bhil population in Karnataka is 6,204 and are scattered in
most districts of the State, more so in Uttara Kannada and
Belgaum districts4. The Chenchus are an aboriginal tribe who
speak the Chenchu or Chenchwar language, a branch of Telugu,
and live mostly in the forests of Andhra Pradesh.
• The Koraga are a tribal community found mainly in the Dakshina
Kannada, Udupi districts of Karnataka and the Kasaragod district
 of Kerala, south India. These areas in Karnataka, are altogether
often referred to as Tulu Nadu.[2] They are also found in small
numbers in adjoining districts of Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and 
Kodagu.[3] The Koraga are classified by the Government of India
as a Scheduled Tribe.[4]
 National tribal festival

• The National Tribal Festival is celebrated by

the aborigines & tribal of India in the 
National Capital Region, of India i.e. New Delhi
. The festival is celebrated in the mid of month
of February every year. It is organised by 
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.

• “Vanaj”-National Tribal Festival

• BR Hills located in south-eastern Karnataka is at
the confluence of the Western Ghats and the
Eastern Ghats and is a protected reserve under
the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and also
declared a Tiger Reserve in December 2010.
This region has been the home for the Soliga
Tribe for hundreds of years. VGKK has been in
BR Hills for the past thirty years striving for the
integrated development of the Soligas.