Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?

<p>I have divided this paper into four sections: (1) Bio- and socio-cultural diversity, (2) Definition and identification of &ldquo;tribals&rdquo; in Nepal, (3) Tribals and Forests, and (4) Common issues of sustainable livelihood. Tribals and Forests are divided into two sub-sections:...

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Main Author: Krishna Bahadur Bhattachan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tribhuvan University 2006-12-01
Series:Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
Online Access:http://nepjol.info/index.php/DSAJ/article/view/275
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spelling doaj-a42492877bd64ea5aabc722f20a33df82020-11-25T03:03:16ZengTribhuvan UniversityDhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology1994-26641994-26722006-12-0110426610.3126/dsaj.v1i0.275260Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?Krishna Bahadur Bhattachan0Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Central Department of Sociology/Anthropology, T. U. Kirtipur<p>I have divided this paper into four sections: (1) Bio- and socio-cultural diversity, (2) Definition and identification of &ldquo;tribals&rdquo; in Nepal, (3) Tribals and Forests, and (4) Common issues of sustainable livelihood. Tribals and Forests are divided into two sub-sections: (i) Forest dwellers (nomads and settled forest dwellers) and (ii) Tribals who have been dispossessed from their forests and lands and now become forest dependent. I have identified four common issues of sustainable livelihood: (I) land alienation, (ii) displacement and deforestation, (iii) loss or exploitation of indigenous knowledge system, and (iv) lack of resistance, organized movements and insurgency.</p><p>DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v1i0.275</p><p><em>Dauligiri</em> Vol.1 (2005) pp.42-66</p> http://nepjol.info/index.php/DSAJ/article/view/275
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Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?
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title Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?
title_short Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?
title_full Dominant Groups Have Right to Live?
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series Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
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1994-2672
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description <p>I have divided this paper into four sections: (1) Bio- and socio-cultural diversity, (2) Definition and identification of &ldquo;tribals&rdquo; in Nepal, (3) Tribals and Forests, and (4) Common issues of sustainable livelihood. Tribals and Forests are divided into two sub-sections: (i) Forest dwellers (nomads and settled forest dwellers) and (ii) Tribals who have been dispossessed from their forests and lands and now become forest dependent. I have identified four common issues of sustainable livelihood: (I) land alienation, (ii) displacement and deforestation, (iii) loss or exploitation of indigenous knowledge system, and (iv) lack of resistance, organized movements and insurgency.</p><p>DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v1i0.275</p><p><em>Dauligiri</em> Vol.1 (2005) pp.42-66</p>
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