Tikhir Tribe

Tikhir Tribe Latest News

The Tikhir Tribal Council (TTC) recently submitted a representation to the Nagaland Director General of Police, urging the inclusion of aspirants from Tikhir tribe residing in Noklak district in the now-declared Nagaland Police constable recruitment.

About Tikhir Tribe

• The Tikhir tribe is one of the indigenous Naga tribes found in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.
• According to the 2011 census, the population of the Tikhir people in Nagaland was 7,537.
• Some live across the border in Myanmar.
• They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in the official Census of India.
• They speak a language called Naga Yimchungru, which is part of the Tibeto-Burman language family, like most Naga languages.
• At one time, the Tikhir were headhunters and a man’s prestige depended upon the number of enemies he had killed.
• Tikhirs are an agricultural community whose livelihood depends on agricultural cultivation.
• Since the Tikhir are a small tribe in Nagaland, some of the larger tribes harass them. 
• Beliefs:
  • With the coming of the Christian missionaries to Nagaland, most Tikhirs converted to Christianity.
  • Many of the Tikhir practice elements of folk religion with their Christianity.
• “Tsonglaknyi” , the main Tikhir Festival, is observed from 9th to 12th Oct. every year. It is basically a festival of the sanctification of Shield.

Source: EM

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