Kasuang, Afyak

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 Afyak Kasuang shares her knowledge of farming, foraging and raising the Palm in this interview. She begins by talking about her occupation in the village, from jhum farming and foraging to maintaining groves of the Palm. She asserts that the groves must not be neglected, the undergrowth must be properly removed and a stem should be felled after it has flowered. The Palm is generally maintained by men. Even so, she knows a bit about raising the Palms, which she shares in this interview. Afyak...

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...