Bru refugees

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About Bru refugees

Bru, also known Reang is a community indigenous to the Northeast, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, and Assam.
In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group.
They belong to Indo-Mongoloid racial stock. Their languages have an affinity with Austro-Asiatic groups under the Tibeto-Burman family.
Ethnically they are divided into 2 major clans namely Meska and Molsoi.
They speak a language known as “Kaubru” which has a tonal effect on the Kuki language though broadly it is the Kok-Borok dialect.
Occupation: They are still a nomadic tribe and a large number among them maintain their livelihood involving Hilltop Jhum Cultivation and other food gathering activities.
They believe in spirits and the existence of a soul.
By religion they are Hindus and most of their deities are akin to gods and goddesses of the Hindu faith.
They are traditionally endogamous and do not marry outside their community.
In their tradition the village council chief known as “RAI” permits Divorce and Widow marriage.

Q1) Who are the nomadic tribes?

A nomadic tribe is a group of people who do not have a permanent settlement and instead move from one place to another in search of resources such as food, water, and grazing land for their livestock. Nomadic tribes have been a significant part of human history and have traditionally relied on hunting, gathering, herding, or a combination of these activities for their sustenance.

Source: For the first time, Bru refugees have no participation in Mizoram Assembly polls