Mecha, Mere

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 interview, Mere Mecha shares the names of Palm varieties that she raises in her groves. She shares that she is from a place close to Chamchu Nive and got married into Lower Mecha village. She says that her father had passed but her uncle lived close by. In her groves at higher elevations, she says that she was growing many varieties. She raises the varieties Makung, Mapyong, Beyryong, Nilau, Kacha Damang, Satte, and Nisa. Both Satte and Makung are very big stems. She also raises...

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...