Kasuang, Kale

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 Kale Kasuang shares his knowledge of the Palm varieties, their origin and the Puroik Oral history in this interview. He begins by naming the varieties of the Palm he raises, proceeding to name other important food plants, including rice, Muang (a tree fern) and bamboo. He shares that the place of origin for all people was Chamchu Nive. In the earliest times, people lived in Chamchu Nive and Pulojaria. Then, his ancestors came to Tontei Sawa in search of habitable places. When they first...

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...