from Rasa Von Werder
It seems to me there’s a great cover-up re Matriarchal &
Matrilineal information. What we get
mostly is the Mosuos in China
Orientation
Identification. The Garos living in the East and
West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya in northeastern India speak
the Garo dialect. They are one of the best-known matrilineal groups in
Location. The two Garo Hills districts are
situated Between 25°9′ and 26°1′N and 89°49′ and 91°2′E, covering an
area of 8,000 square kilometers. The districts border Bangladesh on
the south and west and Assam on
the north. Hills cover most of the district, with some adjacent fringes of
plains bordering the monsoon area, producing thick vegetation on the hills.
There are a number of hilly streams and rivers; Except for the
Demography. According to the census of
Linguistic
Affiliation. According
to Sir George Grierson's classification in The Linguistic Survey of
India, Garo belongs to the Bodo Subsection of the Bodo-Naga Section, under
the Assam-Burma Group of the Sino-Tibetan or Tibeto-Burman Language Family.………………………………………………………..
Rasa
says:
Wikipedia
has a great account of this – the part where they say matrilineal is NOT to be
confused with Matriarchal, take that with a GRAIN OF SALT. The PROPERTY of the Mother is automatically
handed down to the youngest daughter – which is the OPPOSITE of
patriarchy. It was partially through men
handing down all their property to SONS instead of wives & daughters that
disempowered women financially & put money & property into the hands of
men. This transaction put WOMEN on
bended knees to get resources.
Notice that the English ‘
Some of the
article:
The Garo people are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group inhabiting predominantly in Northeast Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura and Nagaland, and in some neighbouring areas
of Bangladesh. Historically, the name Garo was used
for a large number of different peoples living on the southern bank of Brahmaputra river, but now refers primarily to those who
call themselves A•chik Mande (literally "hill people,"
from A•chik "bite soil" + mande "people")
or simply A•chik or Mande and the name
"Garo" is now being used by outsiders as an exonym.[4] They are the second-largest
tribe in Meghalaya after the Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population.
Religion similar to Wicca {says Rasa}
Many of the Garo community follow Christianity,[5] with some rural pockets practising traditional animist religion known as Songsarek. It is argued that the indigenous groups who settled in the Garo Hills brought their ancient animistic religious beliefs and practices, with deities who must be appeased with rituals, ceremonies and animal sacrifices to ensure the welfare of the tribe.
Most Garo festivals are based on the agricultural cycle of crops. The
harvesting festival Wangala is the
biggest celebration of the tribe happening in the month of October or November
every year. It is the thanksgiving after harvest in the honor of the god Saljong,
provider of nature's bounties.
History
According to
one oral tradition, the Garo first migrated to the Garo Hills from Tibet (referred to as
Tibotgre) around 400 BC under the leadership of Jappa Jalimpa, crossing
the Brahmaputra River (Songdu Chibima) and
tentatively settling in the river valley. The Garo finally settled down in Garo
Hills (East-West Garo Hills), finding providence and security in this uncharted
territory and claiming it as their own. {Below: They call them 'brutal' & BLOOD THIRSTY SAVAGES? It is YOU WESTERNERS who came here, invaded them with guns & cannons. Who is brutal & blood thirsty savages? You - not them. All they did was defend themselves with primitive weapons. And you FORCED your religion on them. YOU are the EVIL ONES.} Records of the tribe by expanding Mughal armies
and by East India Company officials in what is now
The earliest written records about the Garo date
from around 1800, and were written by officials of the East India Company. They
"...were looked upon as bloodthirsty savages, who inhabited a tract of
hills covered with almost impenetrable jungle, the climate of which was
considered so deadly as to make it impossible for a white man to live
there".[9]
In December 1872, the British Raj dispatched a military expedition to Garo Hills to establish control over the region. The campaign was conducted from three sides – south, east, and west. The Garo warriors (matgriks) confronted them at the Battle of Rongrenggre equipped with spears, swords, and shields. They were defeated in the engagement, as the Garo did not have guns or mortars like the British Indian Army.[citation needed] By the early 1900s, the American Baptist Mission was active in the area, working from Tura, Meghalaya.[10]
The Garo are one of the few remaining matrilineal societies in the world. The individuals take their clan titles
from their mothers. Traditionally, the youngest daughter (nokmechik)
inherits the property from her mother. Sons leave their parents' house
at puberty and are trained in the village bachelor dormitory (nokpante).
After getting married, the man lives in his wife's house.
Professions:
The Garo rely on nature. Their profession is hunting and warrior known
as Matgrik. They practice jhum cultivation which is the most common
agricultural tradition. For more than 4,000 years, until modern times, the Garo
have been practicing jhum cultivation. Since the middle of the twentieth
century, most Garo work in private industry or have government jobs. There is coal mining in the area,
{this could explain why the East
India-British Company INVADED these people with force of arms, murdering some
of them, in order to gain the coal industry.
I would like to know who in what way, runs the coal business. No doubt Westerners, stealing all the profits
& leaving the people as slaves underground, doing all the hard &
dangerous work} as well as the cultivation of bananas and other fruits.
Rasa says: notice
the INTERFERENCE with their culture.
It’s now all English due to invasion & colonization. When the Russians took over my country,
Continue Wikipedia: The Garo
language belongs
to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The brief lists of Garo words were
compiled by East
India Company officials
in 1800, and Garo acquired a Latin-based spelling system during the late 19th
century, devised by American Baptist missionaries and based on a northeastern
dialect of Garo. The first translation of the Garo Bible was published in 1924.
The modern official language in schools and government offices is English.
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