Kasuang, Shenya

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection features interviews with Puroik elders and cultivators from five villages in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh: Byale, Surung Kasuang, Mechidu, Mecha and Byaluom. These five villages are situated in two water basins, formed by rivers Kamyang and Katchiye, both tributaries of the Katoie river (or Kameng river) in western Arunachal Pradesh. These recordings document the ethnobotanical knowledge and life histories of elders, and the oral history of the tribe. The oral history of the...

Summary Prior to this short recording, many people had gathered in the house upon the request of the interviewer. Upon request, Dangma Kasuang sings multiple songs about the life of Puroik people in the past. She also recites Mabey, which is a lyrical narration of the oral history of the Puroik people. Time-stamped section headings (00:00:04) Song by Dangma Kasuang in a group setting, followed by a discussion and suggestions by other people. (00:00:51) Another song by Dangma Kasuang, followed by...

Scope and Contents The collection features interviews with Puroik elders and cultivators from five villages in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh: Byale, Surung Kasuang, Mechidu, Mecha and Byaluom. These five villages are situated in two water basins, formed by rivers Kamyang and Katchiye, both tributaries of the Katoie river (or Kameng river) in western Arunachal Pradesh. These recordings document the ethnobotanical knowledge and life histories of elders, and the oral history of the tribe. The oral history of the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection features interviews with Puroik elders and cultivators from five villages in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh: Byale, Surung Kasuang, Mechidu, Mecha and Byaluom. These five villages are situated in two water basins, formed by rivers Kamyang and Katchiye, both tributaries of the Katoie river (or Kameng river) in western Arunachal Pradesh. These recordings document the ethnobotanical knowledge and life histories of elders, and the oral history of the tribe. The oral history of the...

Summary These recordings were made at Langram Kaiko, a processing station near Byale village. In these recordings, Shenya Kasuang explains how a processing station is made and prepared before processing sago, which tools are used and the different steps of the processing method. OH-008-20-1a Shenya Kasuang explains that a stream of freshwater always flows through a Kaiko. In Langram Kaiko, the stream is called Kua Gog. The water collects in a pond and flows through the rocks without much pressure...

Summary In this interview, Shenya Kasuang shares about her life in Byale village and earlier in Jatam village. She shares how she spends her time, completing household chores, foraging, farming and processing sago. Among foraged vegetables, some grow near small streams, like Haji and Langmu vegetables and some are collected from the forest, like Jonko, Tataklachu and Mijik. She also shares how what steps are involved in the processing of sago, like felling a mature stem, chipping its outer bark,...