Living on the Move: Bhotiyas of the Kumaon HimalayaAn AltaMira Press Book Intrinsically linked to the surrounding ecosystem, transhumant and pastoral nomadic communities are faced with dwindling resources and a population explosion. After spending a year with the Bhotiyas of the Kumaon Himalaya, Dr. Hoon describes the Bhotiyas' traditional lifestyle and how -- despite modernization, history and political geography -- they maintain their identity, cultural values and subsistence practices, while refuting the general belief that pastoral nomadism is environmentally destructive. |
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List of Tables | 6 |
In Search of the Bhotiyas | 17 |
Introduction | 27 |
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activities agricultural allocation Almora alpwirtschaft animals annual cycle Bageshwar Bajang Bhotiya Habitat Bhotiya shepherds Bhotiya society Bhotiya Summer Villages Bhotiya transhumance Bhotiya valleys biomass border buck-wheat budget bugyals camp communities constraints cooking crops cultivation Darma and Vyas Darma valley Dharchula Dhauliganga Dugtu economic ecosystem environment factor Fetching water firewood flocks fodder forests fuel Garbyang grazing Haldwani herds high altitude household human India inputs Jauljibi Johar valley Kaliganga Kirata Kumaon kunchas Kushal Singh labour land lifestyle live livestock lunch migration migration period Milam mountain Munsiari Nabi needs Nepal pastures Pithoragarh population practising transhumance production systems Purang Rajput Ralam Ramnagar region River season sheep and goats soil space subsistence subsystems summer and winter summer villages Taklakot Tarai-Bhabar Tibet Tibetan Tidang trade traditional trail transhumant and nomadic transport UTTAR PRADESH Vyas and Darma Vyas valley walk winter villages women wool zone