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Mopungchuket, also known as Aotemulung, is an Ao Naga village located 15 km from downtown Mokokchung, Nagaland, India. [1] Mopungchuket, one of the cleanest villages in Nagaland, is a popular rural tourism destination. Many travel writers and tourism publications have labeled Mopungchuket as perhaps the best kept village in Nagaland.
Longkhüm is a village located 17 km south-west of Mokokchung, in Nagaland, North-East India.It is situated at an altitude of 1846 m above sea level.Also known as Ao Funemro meaning the Vanguard village of the Aos in the days of headhunting, it is strategically situated and commands a view of the surrounding hills and valleys .The people of this village are hard working and one can find ...
The Heritage Village is the venue of the annual Hornbill Festival. [ 1 ] The Heritage Village houses the morungs of all the 17 ethnic groups of Nagaland and is designed in the form of an ancient Naga village to give the feel of an authentic traditional Naga village.
The Konyaks are a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. [1] They inhabit in the Mon District , which is also known as The Land of the Anghs . The Anghs / Wangs are their traditional chiefs whom they hold in high esteem.
Aki Kiti originated as a sport among the headhunter Sümi Naga tribe (now Christian converts) of Nagaland in the mountainous Northeast India.Originally, it was intended solely as a sporting event that served the purpose of righting wrongs, restoring honour, or "settling scores" between tribes and tribesmen without resorting to violence.
On 6 September 1960, the 16th Punjab Regiment posted at Kanjang Village reached Matikhrü Village at around 10:00 a.m. and surrounded the village in three rings to prevent any from escaping. All the villagers were then ordered to gather in one place with men folk were separated from women and children.
The Khonoma village council demarcated an area of 20 sq. km. within which hunting was banned. This council resolution led to the creation of Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary. [ 2 ] Later, the hunting ban was extended to the surrounding community-managed forests of over 123 sq. km. [ 3 ]
The Pangti Story is a 2017 Naga documentary film by Kohima-based film maker Sesino Yhoshü. [1] The film explores the transition of an entire village from one that slaughtered thousands of Amur Falcons, the longest travelling raptors in the world, who fly from Siberia every fall to roost in Pangti, a Lotha Naga village in Nagaland, to becoming their most fervent preservationists. [2]