A JOURNEY TO OUR ANCESTORS

National school pannala

Students:Grade;

6,7

CONTENT

• A journey to our ancestors• Sri Lankan Tribal group • Indian tribes • Indigenous people of Australia• Native Americans

A JOURNEY TO OUR ANCESTORS

First and for most wed like to thanks to British Council for giving us this goldenOpportunity to make this project.

We are the group of students in grade 6-7

Sri Lankan tribal group

•According to the genesis chronicle of the ‘Mahavansa.’

• There's a story of the origin of vedda.• Prince Vijaya who came from India the

founding father of Sinhalese nation married Kuveni a woman

of the indigenous yakkha But later king Vijaya married a princess

called Vijaya from India and kuveni had to depart to the place called Samanthakuta (Adams speak in rathnapura district) with

her 2 children .

Where's the origin of vedda?

Language of vedda people

Language of vedda peopleThe original language of the Veddas is the Vedda language. Today it is used primarily by the interior Veddas of Dambana. Communities, such as Coast Veddas and Anuradhapura Veddas, that do not identify themselves strictly as Veddas also use Vedda language in part for communication during hunting and or for religious chants.

FEW WORDS FROM VEDDA LANGUAGE deyyalaato (god) pannilaatto (worm) meeatto (I or we) irapojja (sun) giniraaccaa (fire)

botakanda (elephant) kankunaa (deer) karia (bear) hatera (bear) okma (buffalo) kandaarni (bee) mundi (monitor lizard) potti (bee) makini (spider) ikini (louse)[17]

Religion of vedda people

• Original religion of vedda-Animism • Sinhalized interior vedda a mix of

animism and nominal-Buddhism• Tamilized east coast vedda a mix of

animism and nominal-Hinduism

CLOTHING OF VEDDA PEOPLE

cheeththaya 

shortsarong

loincloth

Tribal dance of Sri Lankans Veddas video (Created by the students of this project)

LIVELIHOODVeddas were originally hunter gathers. they used bow sand arrows to hunt game, and also gathered wild plants and honey. They do Cultivation, which is called “chena” in Sri Lanka. They cultivate Kurakkan Maize, Yams, gouds and melons.

Veddas are famously known for there rich meat diet. They hunt rabbit ,turtle, tortoise, monitor, lizard, wild boar

Santhals tribes

Angami Bhutia

Bhils

MundaKhasi

Indian tribes

GEOGRAPHY

Geographical isolation – they live in cloistered, exclusive, remote and inhospitable areas such as hills and forests.Backwardness – their livelihood is based on primitive agriculture, a low-value closed economy with a low level of technology that leads to their poverty. They have low levels of literacy and health.Distinctive culture, language and religion – communities have developed their own distinctive culture, language and religion.Shyness of contact – they have a marginal degree of contact with other cultures and people

Who are the Indian tribes?

Santhals tribe

Santhals are the third

largest tribe in the India there are

mostly found in the states

of west Bengal,

Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand, and Assam.

MundaMunda tribe

mainly inhabit in the

region of Jharkhand, although

they are well spread in the

states of west

Bengal, Chhartisgrh

Bhutia • Bhutia

tribes are of the Tibetan origin. They migrated to Sikkim around 16th century. In the northern part og the Sikkim they are known as the Lachenpas and lachungpas..

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA

Aborigines are legally defined as people who are members of the

Aborginal race of Australia.(Indigenous to the Australian

continent mainland Australia or the island to Tasmania

Nagunnawal people -

Cammeravgal -

city Canberra

North shore area

Kamilarvi - original people in the area between Tamworth Goondiwinal

ABORIGINES

CULTURE

LANGUAGES

Pama–Nyungan languages

Aboriginal languages Tasmanian languages

Canadian aboriginal syllabics

WHAT DO THEY EAT?

possums

snake

kangaroos wallabies

Other foods

NATIVE AMERICANS

Indigenous people of the united states are known as,Native Americans American Indians and Alaska Native

They are pre colombian inhabitants of North, South and Central America

WEST INDIES

Application of the term ’Indian’ orginated with Christopher Columbus, who in his search for Asia through Indies Americas came to be known as the’ west Indies’

LIVING PLACES

1. Ohio2. Illinois3. Cahokia, 4. north of Mexico, 5. Mississippi valleys

LANGUAGES

Languages that use in Native American EnglishSpanish FrenchPortugueseDutch

RELIGION

Christianity.

Traditional practices

SWEATLODGE ceremonies,

Include drummingFastingsinging