Nagaland University hosts webinar on indigenous identity in Peninsular, NE

Dimapur, Aug. 10 -- Nagaland University's Tribal Research Centre organised a webinar on "The Indigenous Issue and Identity: Peninsular India versus the Northeast", in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2025.

Addressing the webinar, eminent social scientist and director of North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC), Guwahati, Dr Walter Fernandes explained that the term indigenous carries different meanings in India and globally, a Nagaland University release said today.

He said it is applied distinctly in Peninsular and Northeast contexts.

Fernandes contrasted the Peninsular and Northeast indigenous experiences in his talk.

He said in Peninsular India, myths of origin, sacred groves, and gradual co...