Rashmi Ekka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:45:11 -0400 From: "Rashmi Ekka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: STOP calling us Primitive
Dear people, Time and time again we see in the news that indigenous people are being referred to as 'primitive', 'backward' etc. WE NEED TO STOP THIS! Next time you see such a word used for us in a newspaper/magazine, do take the time out to send an email to the editor telling him/her that such words are demeaning to us and should not be used for us. Read this - http://telegraphindia.com/1080412/jsp/jharkhand/story_9128242.jsp The Birhor tribe does something truly great and are still being referred to as 'primitive'. Please email Telegraph at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask them to stop using this word for us. Thanks, Rashmi Birhor secrets for bio-diversity pool Dhanbad, April 11: If Jharkhand has its first bio-diversity register, it must be grateful to the Birhors, the primitive tribesmen of the region. For, a handful of these tribesmen settled in Chhalkari in Naxalite-hit Topchanchi block of Dhanbad, about 35km off the district headquarters, have shared their knowledge of medicinal herbs and plants with a group of researchers in Dhanbad working on a peopleâEURO(tm)s bio-diversity register (PBR). A PBR is a documentation of information on the ecology of a village or panchayat, the practices of the people, their lifestyle, the local flora and fauna, socio-economic conditions and many other points. The register is likely to be included in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge published by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. The register would help in setting up a bio-diversity information system for implementing the provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, and authenticating the information about a village or panchayat. âEUROOEWe know only 25 per cent of the earth and its people, the rest is unknown to us. Hence, we are trying to study this part of our state. We came to know a lot of unique things from the Birhors, known for their magical sense of nature,âEURO said Ashutosh Mairh, the bio-science teacher of DAV Public School, Koylanagar, and a researcher in the team of six students and three academicians from different universities of the state. Among the six student researchers, Prabhat and Lokesh Mallick, former students of DAV Public School, Koylanagar, are on job. Manish and Ranglal Mandal have appeared for their CBSE Plus Two examinations and two others, Neha Rajgariya and Amit Shukla, are studying. Apart from doing a documentary, Samvedna (compassion), on the Birhors, the team studied its livelihood, medicines and sources of sustenance. âEUROOEWe were surprised to know about their use of various herbs, plants and their roots,âEURO said Mairh. Jharkhand Forum http://egroups.com/list/Jharkhand __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Explore http://Jharkhand.org.in 4 Live Chat, i-Messaging, Music Video, News and much more..... Posting Norms - http://www.jharkhand.org.in/posting_norms.htm -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
