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    A tribe is a group of people who live together in a shared area with a common culture, dialect, and religion. They are usually headed by a chief and divide jobs among themselves. The Lepcha people are an indigenous tribe originally from Sikkim in the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan. They traditionally wore clothing like the dumbun dress for women and the dumpra for men and engaged in crafts like weaving. Their cuisine includes foods like boiled yams, buckwheat pancakes, and a popular fermented drink called chi. The Lepchas have a sustainable way of life using local materials like bamboo.

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    A tribe is a group of people who live together in a shared area with a common culture, dialect, and religion. They are usually headed by a chief and divide jobs among themselves. The Lepcha people are an indigenous tribe originally from Sikkim in the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan. They traditionally wore clothing like the dumbun dress for women and the dumpra for men and engaged in crafts like weaving. Their cuisine includes foods like boiled yams, buckwheat pancakes, and a popular fermented drink called chi. The Lepchas have a sustainable way of life using local materials like bamboo.

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    A tribe is a group of people who live together in a shared area with a common culture, dialect, and religion. They are usually headed by a chief and divide jobs among themselves. The Lepcha people are an indigenous tribe originally from Sikkim in the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan. They traditionally wore clothing like the dumbun dress for women and the dumpra for men and engaged in crafts like weaving. Their cuisine includes foods like boiled yams, buckwheat pancakes, and a popular fermented drink called chi. The Lepchas have a sustainable way of life using local materials like bamboo.

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    A tribe is a group of people who live together in a shared area with a common culture, dialect, and religion. They are usually headed by a chief and divide jobs among themselves. The Lepcha people are an indigenous tribe originally from Sikkim in the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan. They traditionally wore clothing like the dumbun dress for women and the dumpra for men and engaged in crafts like weaving. Their cuisine includes foods like boiled yams, buckwheat pancakes, and a popular fermented drink called chi. The Lepchas have a sustainable way of life using local materials like bamboo.

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    A tribe is a group of people who live and work together in a

    shared geographical area. A tribe has a common culture, dialect


    and religion. They also have a strong sense of unity. The tribe is
    usually headed by a chief. A tribal society is a group of tribes
    organized around kinships. Tribes represent a part in social
    evolution between bands and nations.
    A tribe can be a collection of families or of families and individual
    people living together. A tribe usually divides up the jobs that
    need to be done among themselves. Most tribes have special
    customs or traditions. Humans lived in tribes before they started
    living in cities and nations. There are still tribal groups all over
    the world. Their numbers are getting smaller and smaller. Many
    live as hunter-gatherers. The tribes in India are called by the
    collective term ‘Adivasis.’ Some popular tribes are Bhils of
    Udaipur, Lepchas of Sikkim, Mundas, Gondas, Toto, Bodo , etc.
    Lepchas are the original inhabitants of Sikkim, formerly an
    independent kingdom situated in the Himalayas between Nepal
    and Bhutan. They number about 46,000 (11,000 in India; 25,000 in
    Sikkim; and 10,000 in Bhutan). The Lepcha people themselves do
    not have any tradition of migration, and hence they conclude that
    they are autochthonous to the region. Lepcha is the name given to
    this group by their Nepali neighbors and is interpreted by some
    as a derogatory word meaning "nonsense talkers." They call
    themselves Rong. Originally Lepchas were the nature worshiper
    and had belief in witch-craftship and spirits. the Lepchas of
    Sikkim were dominated by the Bhutias, the Nepalese, and later
    the British. In 1950, although it remained independent under its
    ruling chogyal (king), Sikkim became a protectorate of India.
    Following a plebiscite in which Hindu immigrants from India
    made the difference in the voting, Sikkim became the twenty-
    second state of the Indian union in 1975
    Clothing: The traditional clothing for Lepcha women is
    the ankle-length dumbun, also called dumdyám or
    gādā. It is one large piece of smooth cotton or silk,
    usually of a solid color. When it is worn, it is folded
    over one shoulder, pinned at the other shoulder, and
    held in place by a waistband, or tago, over which
    excess material drapes. A contrasting long-sleeved
    blouse may be worn underneath. The traditional
    Lepcha clothing for men is the dumprá. It is a
    multicolored, hand-woven cloth pinned at one
    shoulder and held in place by a waistband, usually
    worn over white shirt and trousers. Men wear a flat
    round cap called a thyáktuk, with stiff black velvet
    sides and a multicolored top topped by a knot. Rarely,
    the traditional cone-shaped bamboo and rattan hats
    are worn.
    Art, crafts, and music: The Lepchas are known for their unique
    weaving and basketry skills.
    The Lepcha have a rich tradition of dances, songs, and
    folktales. The popular Lepcha folk dances are Zo-Mal-Lok,
    Chu-Faat, Tendong Lo Rum Faat and Kinchum-Chu-Bomsa.
    Musical instruments used are Sanga (drum), Yangjey (string
    instrument), Cymbal, Yarka, Flute and Tungbuk. One popular
    instrument used by the Lepchas is a four-string lute that is
    played with a bow.
    Food and Drinks: Lepcha cuisine mostly comprises of meat, fresh
    greens, yams, tubers, gruels, broths, and grains such as rice,
    buckwheat, and maize. Boiled yams and tubers are consumed on a
    seasonal basis mainly as an evening snack. Pancakes made of
    buckwheat with a filling of wild spinach or meat is highly
    celebrated. However, rice, broths made from nettle and a portion
    of meat is a staple among them. Besides, they are well-versed in
    making a variety of tipples using different methods. These include
    brews made of peach, pear, jackfruit, gooseberries among others.
    The most iconic drink, however, is chi which is made by
    fermenting finger millet and is consumed by adding warm water
    to it from time to time and is enjoyed by both men and women.
    Making sustainable choices in real practice is the Lepcha way
    of living. The day-to-day utility items used and made by them
    are eco-friendly and are made of bamboo, wood, corn silks,
    stone among others. From bamboo jars and pipes through
    which their local grog- Chi is consumed to the humble hat,
    everything is made of bamboo. We should also adopt it and
    make our utility items ecofriendly.
    The material culture of the Lepchas is a quintessential of
    sustainable living considering how they have beautifully
    adapted the environment they live in and the traditional
    knowledge that has been passed down to them for generations.
    From stories related to the origin of the ethnic community to
    the death of an individual and everything in between -
    revolves around the mountains, rivers, and lakes that they are
    surrounded with. The Lepchas have been hosting national and
    international guests in their pristine abode, Dzongu, since
    2008.
    Thank You
    Made By: Gloria Mary Rajji

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