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Madia
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| Indigenous Group |
Madia (Sub-group of the Gond. Also known as Madia-Gond, Maria, Maria-Gond, Madiya, Hill Madia [Abudjamadis, Abujmariya, Abhuj Maria, Hill Maria], Bison Horn Maria [Dandami Maria])
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| Location |
Maharashtra State, Gadchiroli district, Bhamragarh, Etapalli and Sironcha Tahsil; Chhattisgarh State, Bastar, Dantewada districts; Madhya Pradesh; Orissa State
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| Estimated Population |
76,905 (1998,
Government of Maharashtra) |
| Environment |
Forest / Highland / Plain
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary / Semi-nomadic
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| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture / Paid Labor / Handicraft Sales / Trade
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| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional / Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Madia
Classification:
Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi
Alternate Names:
Maria, Maree, Madi, Hill Madia, Hill Maria, Madiya, Modh, Modi
Dialects: Abujmaria, Adewada, Bhamani Maria, Etapally Maria, Bhamragad Maria |
| Website URLs |
Wikipedia: Madia Gond
Ethnologue: Madia Language
The Madia of Kasturpal Village, Bastar
Book - “People of India: Maharashtra”
Naxalite Violence in Madia Villages, Eastern Gadchiroli
Traditional Headgear of the Madia
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| NGOs |
Lok Biradari Prakalp
The Tribal Cultural Heritage of India Foundation
Maharashtra Seva Samiti Organization
Society for Education, Action, and Research in Community Health
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