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Customary Laws of the Kukis

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Written by Priyadarshni M. Gangte | 20 June 2010

By Priyadarshni M. Gangte 1. Introduction: Customary Law means those rules and principles which have been observed in a particular community in actual practice for a long time, i.e. time immemorial i.e. where the memory of man runneth not to the contrary (Dr. H.N. Tewari : Legal Research Methodology, Asian Offset Press, Faridabad, 1999 (Reprint), p.45). It is most commonly used to describe the largely written indigenous laws of the indigenous people especially with the tribes recogni ... Read more...

History of Christianity in North East India

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Written by Lal Dena | 12 June 2010

By Lal Dena In the nineteenth century Christian missions and colonialism seemed to follow upon each other in Africa and Asia. It is for this reason that in the eyes of many African and Asian peoples colonialism was seen to assume both the role of a ‘politician’ and a ‘priest’ and Christian missions appeared to be a part of and expression of western colonial expansion. Some of them even go to the extent of characterizing missions as merely the ‘hunting dog ... Read more...

KIM’s Memorandum to Indian Home Minister

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Written by Kukiforum News | 11 June 2010

June 10, 2010 Monitoring carefully the talks between Government of India and NSCN(I-M) for the last several years through statements made by media every now and then, it is now pretty clear that the landless NSCN(I-M) has been asking the Govt of India to steal lands belonging to others and give those lands to NSCN (I-M). NSCN(I-M) pretended and cheated worldwide that they were sovereign nation, now revealing their true colour of trying to snatch other people’s land by (1) invadi ... Read more...

Letter to Thuingaleng Muivah

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Written by By Tongkhojang Lunkim | 08 June 2010

08-Jun-2010 Thuingaleng Muivah, General Secretary, National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah)   Taking report of the local newspaper that your proposed visit to your village Somdal, Ukhrul District in Manipur State is "still on the Card." Many human rights activists will endorse your birth right to return and visit your village Somdal, wherein beloved family members, all alike who have not seen you for the last 47 years would be very much happy to see you ... Read more...

Why not KUKILAND for Kukis?

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Written by Nehkholun Kipgen | 29 May 2010

By Nehkholun Kipgen The Kukis are nomadic coming from Far East country like Palestine. When they reached the “Kuchti” cliff, they settled down there for many periods. After some years, they reached the land of Chinese king who asked the place where they came from. The Kukis replied that they were coming from “Kuchti” which was pronounced by the Chinese king as “Kuki” after that they were called Kukis.   The Nomadic Kukis also settled here a ... Read more...

Applicability of Tribal Forest Act and Traditional Forest Rights to the Kukis in Manipur

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Written by Priyadarshni M. Gangte | 15 April 2010

By Priyadarshni M. Gangte Tribal Forest Act, 2006 & Traditional Forest Rights of Tribals with its Applicability to the Kukis in Manipur* “How can you buy or sell sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? We are part of the earth, and it is part of us. The rocky crests, the juices of the meadows, the body heat of the pony, and man – all belong to the same family. ... Read more...

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