Jharkhand Tribal Festival | 09 Aug 2024

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.