Mate people
The Mate people are one of the
scheduled tribe in January 2012.[3]
Religion
The Mate people practiced a form of animism until the arrival of Christianity, which they universally adopted.[4][5]: 3–7
Distribution
There are 70 Mate Chiefship villages in Manipur: 55 in Chandel district, 13 in Churachandpur district and 2 in Sadar Hills, Senapati district. The most prominent Mate villages are Tengnoupal, Tuibuang and Twisomyang, one of the largest villages in Sadar Hills. The oldest Mate Chiefship village is L. Khaukual situated in the Singngat sub-division of Churachandpur district.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-9380574448.
- ISBN 978-8183243445.
- ^ Gazette of India-Notification No.02 of 2012.
- ^ Singh, W. Nabakumar. The Mates of Manipur: Their Ethnographic Profile-2000. Imphal: Govt.of Manipur.
- ^ Mate, Langsun D. (1997). The Mate Tribe of Manipur. Churachandpur, Manipur: Mate Anthropological Society.
- ^ Mate, Langsun D. (2000). The Mate Tribe of Manipur: A case Study of Twisomyang (Mate) Village. New Delhi: Omson.
Further reading
- Statistical handbooks of Manipur. Imphal: Government of Manipur
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