Nepal, Sept. 24 -- The nomadic Raute people, who once survived on wild roots, yams, and tubers in the jungle, have now begun integrating into society alongside other communities.

Unable to continue their traditional craft of making wooden utensils due to restrictions on cutting down trees, they are now dependent on the social security allowance provided by the government.

Traditionally, the Rautes lived a nomadic lifestyle based on subsistence hunting of langur and macaque monkeys, while gathering wild forest tubers, fruits, and greens. To obtain rice, iron, cloth, and jewelry, they carved wooden bowls and boxes to barter with local farmers.

Badsingh Raute, from Tundikhel in Bhimdatta Municipality-9 of Kanchanpur, said they have now st...