The constitution and beyond: Negotiating autonomy for the plain tribes of Assam
By: Lalfakazula, J.K and Sarmah, B
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BookPublisher: Social Change and Development Description: 16(2), Jul, 2019: p.1-19.Subject(s): Tribal development - India - Assam, Constitution - India
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Social Change And DevelopmentSummary: The route of the plain tribe’s movement has been traced from the colonial period, particularly with the demand for recognition, from the Simon
commission to the provincial government including fair proportional representation in the assembly. At the time of framing the Constitution of
India the notion of ‘autonomy’ was arranged for the then Hill tribes of Assam excluding the larger tribal communities living in the plains. Being kept out of the constitutional protection under the Sixth Schedule, the plain tribe seek different means to ensure the protection of their cultural identities and land, negotiating with both the centre and the state. It was in this context that the paper tries to understand the narrative of the plain tribe movement for autonomy which seek for political recognition. In the post colonial context, the movement for autonomy which was consolidated at the initial stages had been distorted in the later stage. Each of the major tribal community aspires to gain autonomy. The paper analyses the process of autonomy movement by the Missing, which ultimately results in the formation of ‘autonomous council’ under the State acts, different form the Sixth Schedule.- Reproduced
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The route of the plain tribe’s movement has been traced from the colonial period, particularly with the demand for recognition, from the Simon
commission to the provincial government including fair proportional representation in the assembly. At the time of framing the Constitution of
India the notion of ‘autonomy’ was arranged for the then Hill tribes of Assam excluding the larger tribal communities living in the plains. Being kept out of the constitutional protection under the Sixth Schedule, the plain tribe seek different means to ensure the protection of their cultural identities and land, negotiating with both the centre and the state. It was in this context that the paper tries to understand the narrative of the plain tribe movement for autonomy which seek for political recognition. In the post colonial context, the movement for autonomy which was consolidated at the initial stages had been distorted in the later stage. Each of the major tribal community aspires to gain autonomy. The paper analyses the process of autonomy movement by the Missing, which ultimately results in the formation of ‘autonomous council’ under the State acts, different form the Sixth Schedule.- Reproduced
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