Kasuang, Khyachi

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 OH-008-15-1a This interview focuses on the plants in use and cultivation in daily life in Byale village. Khyachi Kasuang shares that among the trees, Puik is important for construction, leaves of banana are used for roofing and bamboo is used for flooring in the house. He mentions that several plants are foraged, naming one – Haji. Mainly for consumption, three plants: Metchi (the Palm), Tabua (a fern) and Muang (a tree fern) are used. He cultivates the Palm and shares how the Palms are...

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This recording has a short excerpt of the oral history of the Puroik people, however its translation is not available. Time-stamped section headings (00:00:00) Consent for depositing this recording at the Archives at NCBS. (00:02:09) A short excerpt of Puroik oral history.