{"id":30505,"date":"2026-04-04T14:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30505"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:32:00","slug":"juanga-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/juanga-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Juang Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Juang Tribe Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 16-year-old Juang tribal girl in Odisha changed the entire mindset of a village related to child health and child marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Juang Tribe<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juang is one of the <\/span><b>13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (PVTGs) of the total 62 tribes found in Odisha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are primarily concentrated in the current districts of <\/span><b>Keonjhar and Dhenkanal in Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Linguistically, they converse in <\/span><b>the Juang language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a member of the Munda family within the Austroasiatic languages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Juangs are known for their <\/span><b>clan structure and kinship organisations.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Occupation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Initially reliant on <\/span><b>hunting, gathering, and limited cultivation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the declaration of their forests as reserves during the British colonial era prompted a shift in traditional customs.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adapting to these changes, the Juang people showcased expertise in <\/span><b>basket-weaving, exchanging their products <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with neighboring caste villages for essentials like salt, oil, and food.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clothing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically known <\/span><b>as Patuas or \u201cleaf-wearers,\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Juang women adorned leaf girdles, while men wore small loincloths.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Beliefs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Although they have some Hindu beliefs, Juangs practice mostly <\/span><b>ancient animistic rituals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their supreme <\/span><b>god is the sun god.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, they have also adopted the Hindu deities in addition to tribal gods and goddesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/people\/how-a-16-year-old-tribal-girl-in-changed-the-entire-mindset-of-a-village-a-lesser-known-story-of-resiliance-and-awakening\/articleshow\/129981965.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juanga Tribe is one of the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) of the total 62 tribes found in Odisha. 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