Class - 8th | History Chapter - 4 | Colonial and Tribal Societies | Notes

Описание: MEANING OF TRIBALS
Tribal communities or Adivasis are some of the earliest inhabitants of the Indian sub-continent.

EARNING SOURCES OF TRIBAL LIVELIHOOD
The economy of most tribes was subsistence oriented.
They survived mainly on hunting, gathering and fishing.

Hunters and gatherers
Many tribes depended on forest resources for their survival.
The Khondas of Orissa and the Baigas of Central India were hunters and gatherers.

Herding and rearing
Many tribes lived by herding and rearing animals like sheep and cattle.
They were pastoralists and moved about in search of pasture lands.

Settled agriculture
Some tribes took to settled agriculture though they supplemented their economy with hunting and gathering.