Jharkhand
Jharkhand Tribal Festival
- 09 Aug 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
The two-day “Jharkhand Tribal Festival,” celebrating World Tribal Day, was started in Ranchi highlighting tribal culture, food, and lifestyle.
Key Points
- Tribal groups from various states showcased their traditional dances and songs.
- They also engaged in discussions about the challenges facing tribal communities and other contemporary issues.
- The Chief Minister urged tribal people to grow together in unity. He highlighted that tribal communities have suffered the pain of displacement.
World Tribal Day
- The day recognizes the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations in Geneva in 1982.
- It has been celebrated every year since 1994, in accordance with the declaration by the United Nations.
- To date, numerous indigenous peoples experience extreme poverty, marginalization, and other human rights violations.
