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Miri
Indigenous Group	Miri (Also known as: Mishing, Mising, Takam, Tanis, Amis)
Location	India, north east, states of Assam (Plain Miri) and Arunachal Pradesh (Hill Miri)
Estimated Population	1,257,596 (2006, Mishing)
Environment	Mountain, Plain, Swamp, Forest and Riverine
Lifestyle	Sedentary
Subsistence	Agriculture / Fishing
Level of Assimilation	Assimilated and Fairly Traditional
Language Family	Miri Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, North Assam, Tani Alternate names: Mishing, Mising, Takam Dialects: Idu may be a dialect.
Website URLs	Mishing Ethnologue, Miri Language of India Lower Dibang Valley Official Website – The Mishings Country Studies – The Northeast Mongabay Country Studies – India Population Frontline, Article: Tribes, New and Old, By M.S. Prabhakara Mishing Associations
NGOs	Aienla Project Mishing Women’s Organisation Rumai Lachon Mishing Mohila Samiti India Dhaiakathi Health Collective (DASK) North East Network