Sukte clan
TheSukteare one of the clans ofTedim Chins(also called "Zomi" )[1]that mainly inhabit the Tedim district in Myanmar, with small numbers in India, inManipur,MeghalayaandAssamstates. They are recognized as aScheduled Tribein Manipur. From 1995, they have been part of theZomi Re-unification Organisationin Manipur.[2]
Social status[edit]
They were listed as Salhte in the 1947 Constitution where they are among the groups givenAdivasistatus. They are commonly referred to as the Zo by others, but they use the name Sukte for themselves.[3]
Population[edit]
Only five people were counted in this ethnic group in the 1981 census. However the leader of the youth group for the Kuki/zo claims there are 3,500 Sukte currently. The Sukte are agriculturalists, growing primarily maize and rice. They are mainly Christian in religion.[citation needed]
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References[edit]
- ^Giri, Ananta Kumar (23 January 2021).Cross-Fertilizing Roots and Routes: Identities, Social Creativity, Cultural Regeneration and Planetary Realizations.Springer Nature. p. 219.ISBN978-981-15-7118-3.
'anyKuki'in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram about 37 'sub-tribes' each are included under it. Tribes like Gangte, Vaiphei,Sukte,and Thadou which are separately listed as tribes in Manipur came to be subsumed under the category any Kuki' in these states (also vide, Suan 2011).
- ^Suan, H. Kham Khan (2011), "Rethinking 'tribe' identities: The politics of recognition among the Zo in north-east India",Contributions to Indian Sociology,45(2): 157–187,doi:10.1177/006996671104500201
- ^"Demography of the Manipur"(PDF).www.manipur.nic.in.
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