Kasuang, Apyang

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

In this recording, Apyang Kasuang tells the name of three varieties of rice she grows in her jhum fields, Kamtam Amang, Darə Amang, Rafi Amang. Amang is Puroik for rice. Time-stamped section headings (00:00:00) Name of the speaker and three varieties of rice she grows in her fields.

Summary In this interview, Apyang Kasuang shares about important plants and preferred foods in Byale village. She shares her knowledge of raising the Palm, her routine activities around cultivating the Palm and the biology and phenology of the Palm. For example, she says an indicator of maximum starch content in the Palm is more than one unopened leaf bud at the apex or when it has flowered – that’s when it’s ready for harvest. The Palm is quite adaptable and can be planted in slopes in any...

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...