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	Garo Hills - LoveToKnow 1911
		GARO HILLS, a district of British India, in the hills division of Eastern Bengal and Assam.
		The Garos are probably a section of the great Bodo tribe, which at one time occupied a large part of Assam.
		In 1852 raids by the Garos were followed by a blockade of the hills, but in 1856 they were again in revolt.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Garo_Hills (290 words)

	Garo Summary
		The Garo have uxorilocal households; that is, a man usually finds himself living with his wife, her parents, her sisters, and all their children.
		Garo (tribe) is a tribe in India and Bangladesh
		Garo, Ethiopia is a former kingdom in southern Ethiopia
	www.bookrags.com /Garo (483 words)

	The People and Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The greatest blessing a Garo looks forward to is to be reborn as a human being in his or her original ma 'chong or family unit.
		Among the Garos any of the daughters, even the eldest, if there are many, may be chosen as the nokna,or heiress, having proved her fitness to occupy this privileged position by her dutifulness to her parents.
		A Garo village is a well-knit unit, the population consisting of one domiciled ma'chong or lineage of a chatchi or clan which has proprietary rights over the entire land of the village or a 'king, as it is called.
	southgarohills.nic.in /people_and_culture.htm (3309 words)

	::: Star Weekend Magazine ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Garos of Pirgacha are a vibrant community, celebrating their traditional festivals and struggling to keep their culture alive.
		Garo law does not allow men to own property and so they cannot sell anything without the permission of the wife's side of the family.
		Garo women tenants were also granted permission to register low-lying land in their names.
	www.thedailystar.net /magazine/2004/11/03/cover.htm (1413 words)

	South Garohills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The district is located in the southern part of the state and bounded by West Garo Hills district in the west, East Garo Hills in the north, West Khasi Hills in the east and Bangladesh in the South.
		The Garos in the Kamrup plain, recount a tradition that their forefathers came eastward from the Himalayas and reached Gondulghat where they made a brief halt, and on leaving that place, traversed to Sadiya, from where they trekked on into the north bank of Brahmaputra.
		Garos love to talk about this hill which is connected with the life of the spirits and the mysterious stories about them.
	www.indianngos.com /districts/southgarohills_about.htm (1188 words)

	Indigenous Day 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Garos continuing to live in the hills call themselves the Achchik and to the Acchiks, Lamdanis are the Mindaya, a name derived from the Chinese word mandai, which means man. The Achchiks do not like Lamdanis.
		Christian missionaries converted Garos into Christians and those who accepted the new religion were given blocks of land areas with ownership, while in the past, the land belonged to the tribe as a collective property and was cultivated under a cooperative system.
		In the Garo community, marriage within the same clan is not allowed since the boys and girls of a clan are considered as brothers and sisters.
	www.sdnpbd.org /sdi/international_days/Indigenous-people/2004/indigenous_people_bd/bangla_tribe5.html (2755 words)

	District Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		South Garo Hills is the latest district of Meghalaya located in the Southern part of the State.The Garo Hills district was divided into two districts, viz.
		The South Garo Hills district lies on the Southern part of the state of Meghalaya bounded by West Garo Hills district in the west, East Garo Hills in the north, West Khasi Hills in the east and Bangladesh in the South.
		The population is pre-dominantly inhabited by the Garos, a tribe with a matrilineal society belonging to the Bodo family of the Tibeto-Burman race tribes.
	southgarohills.nic.in /districtprofile1.htm (865 words)

	Fulda Free Press
		Garo Hills is Linda's birthplace as Linda's mom and dad served as missionaries in Garo Hills for 23 years.
		The Garo tribe, at one time, were head-hunters, but are now one of the most educated tribes in India.
		This tribe attributes their survival and education to the missionaries who have served in that area of India.
	www.fuldafreepress.net /?storyid=14290&secid=101 (1064 words)

	arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India
		Garo tribe of Madhupur Garh alleged that their life style and culture are at stake due to encroachment of the forest land.
		As the Garos are one of the most backward ethnic communities in Bangladesh in terms of education, organisation and economy, they could not draw the attention of the civil society, press and other political parties at the initial stage when the government approved the project in 2000.
		Of course the beneficiaries are not the Garos whose umbilical cords are buried in the forest.
	www.sos-arsenic.net /english/homegarden/forestpeople.html (5161 words)

	Crafts of North-East - Introduction - MEGHALAYA
		The Khasi and Jaintia tribes are matrilineal in character in which, the immovable property of the deceased, is inherited by females, especially the youngest daughter.
		The popular handicrafts of the Garo hills district are artistic weaving, cane and bamboo work including poker work(in which designs are burnt into the bamboo with a red-hot pointed rod),wood carving, jewellery and making of clay toys and dolls and musical instruments.
		Garo tradition centres on one of their great king, Nokma Abong Chirepu, who is supposed to have united and wielded the differnet tribes in the land under one kingom as one people.
	ignca.nic.in /craft054.htm (1180 words)

	Memorandum submitted by ANVC
		Before the existence of India, the Garos came from the central part of Tibet and settled down on the valleys of Brahamaputra River for the numbers of years and finally shifted to the hills area, which is known as ‘Garo Hills or Garo Land’.
		So, the Zaminder and their subordinator irritated the Garos and at the end of 18th century, the Garos inhabiting outer ranges were also brought under the authority of Zaminders, but the villagers in the interior hills were entirely independent.
		Garo Hills is the butt end of the range of hills included the valley of Brahamaputra and the Surma valley.
	www.globalcoordinate.com /items/18056.aspx (3758 words)

	: Samrakshan : What's New
		Within Meghalaya, the Garo Hills constitutes a stronghold for this animal with almost 1,100-1,200 animals (one of the seven populations of Asian elephants that is estimated to be over 1,000).
		The BBCCL, approximately 300 sq.km., is situated in the South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.
		It is bound by the Balpakram National Park to the north, the Simsang river to the west, the West Khasi hills district to the east and Bangladesh to the south.
	www.samrakshan.org /megh_landscape.htm (420 words)

	West Garohills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The West Garo Hills district lies on the western part of the state of Meghalaya bounded by the East Garo Hills district on the east, the South Garo Hills on the south-east, the Goalpara district of Assam on the north and north-west and Bangladesh on the south.
		The West Garo Hills district is mostly hilly with plains fringing the northern, western and the south-western borders.
		It is the longest river in the Garo Hills districts.
	www.indianngos.com /districts/westgarohills_about.htm (1732 words)

	Jaintia and Garo Hills, India
		Jaintia Hills is the home of the Jaintia tribe and offers some of the most stunning natural sights in Meghalaya.
		Garo Hills is noted for the abundant wildlife, which attracts naturalists and photographers.
		A popular attraction in the Garo Hills is the Siju Caves with numerous chambers and labyrinths.
	www.planetware.com /india/jaintia-and-garo-hills-ind-meg-jaintia.htm (171 words)

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	「我已經決定要跟隨耶穌」歌詞 - jnX音樂敬拜事工
		In 2000, when we went to the town of Tura in the Garo Hills of Northeast India, we learned that the hymn "I Have Decided" was originally written by the Garo tribe.
		The Garo hills is a mountainous region in the State of Meghalaya.
		The Garos wrote this song of commitment to show there was "no turning back" to their old lifestyle.
	www.jnx.org /ch/lyrics__decided.php (159 words)

	Meghalaya Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd., Shillong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		These three tribes are identifiable with their habitation pattern - the Khasis are concentrated in the Khasi Hills area comprising administrative units such as East Khasi Hills District, Ri-Bhoi District and West Khasi Hills District.
		Similarly, the Garo tribe is concentrated in he Garo Hills consisting of East Garo Hills District, West Garo Hills District and South Garo Hills District.
		The Jaintia tribe inhabit the compact district of Jaintia Hills.
	apexbank.org /mcab.htm (1472 words)

	Merger of BANAI Tribe with the parent Tribe KOCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		But due to their mode of habitation, separated by hills and valleys, they lost track of communication with the parent Koch tribe and held themselves differently and thus were also viewed differently by others.
		Census Report 1891) show that it is a sub-tribe of the Koch tribe and the Koches consider the Banai as their own folk.
		In view of the changed circumstances, the demand for a separate Scheduled Tribe status may kindly be treated as withdrawn and a closed chapter.
	www.geocities.com /banai_koch/MERGER.htm (1242 words)

	Castes, Races & Tribes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For easy presentation the aboriginal tribes are divided into five separate groups: The Tribes of Northern India; Nomadic Tribes in the plains of Northern India; the Tribes in the Central area; the Tribes in Eastern India and the Tribes in South India.
		The tribes of Assam are bewildering in their variety, their attractiveness and their rich culture and folklore.
		The tribes under study are the Garo, Jaintia, Khasi, Lakher, Mikir, Pawi and Zemi Naga.
	www.goethals.org /udyani.htm (3564 words)

	Zee News- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On the occasion of the mela a big bazaar or market is held here where these tribes exchange their products with local people in barter system, which is very rare in a civilized modern society.
		It is to be noted that during this mela the 'Govaraja' or the King of the Tiwa Tribes along with his courtiers visit this mela and collect taxes from his subjects.
		Garo tribe celebrate their annual two-day Wangala festival that marks the end of the period of
	www.zeenews.com /nri/nri_dest_ind_events.asp (14049 words)

	BIGFSEC1
		The Garo Hills Tribe have a legend of "Forest Man" -- which in the Garo language is called "Matdngdng" (yes, that's spelled correctly, and is pronounced "mut-ding-ding").
		The cast that our host had taken, now displayed on the floor of his home, was supposedly of this huge but elusive creature of Garo legend.
		Another local field research biologist working in that same Garo Hills area also told us the story of his finding a series of 9 similar tracks along a span of 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) along some distant riverbank.
	www.spiritone.com /~brucem/bigfsec1.htm (1410 words)

	Hidden Beauty in northeast,india
		Forming the western part of the State the entire Garo Hills having an area of approximately 8,000 sq kms.
		The Garos predominately inhabiting the three districts of the State namely East Garo Hills, West Garo Hills and South Garo Hills are basically superstitious, believe in spirits and have a rich traditional tales of myths and legends.
		To the Garos everything that is interesting and unnatural has to have the lore of some kind.
	www.garohills.org /e_home.html (85 words)

	Garo Hills a Ghost Town, Preprations for Burial Begins
		Students from the Garo tribe have been staging protests against planned educational reforms that have created divisions with the Khasi tribe.
		The protests took place in the towns of Tura, in West Garo Hills, and Williamnagar, in East Garo Hills.
		The deputy inspector general of the Garo Hills range, Vijay Kumar, told the BBC from Tura that the Garo Students Union (GSU) was not given permission to hold a rally.
	www.24x7updates.com /FullStory-News-Garo_Hills_a_Ghost_Town_Preprations_for_Burial_Begins-ID-200509.html (1410 words)

	Hindus allege forced conversion in Jabalpur - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
		The NLFT is accused of forcing Tripura’s indigenous tribes to become Christians and give up Hindu forms of worship in areas under their control.
		The hill tribe ‘Jamatiya‘ worship in the month of March their traditional god ‘Gadiya‘, who is supposed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva.
		In December 2000, Lavkumar Jamatiya, the priest of the ‘Jamatiya‘ tribe was killed, two Hindu temples and one Buddhist temple were destroyed and order was issued to end all non—Christian methods of praying.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=72199 (4364 words)

	BIGFSEC1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I was told about the "forest man" -- the "bigfoot" of northeast India -- locally called Matdngdng when I was in Meghalaya, India, in April 1998 in the remote Garo Hills country, and again when I was in upper Uttar Pradesh, India, during November 1998 and back in the Garo Hills during December 2005.
		The term Matdngdng is a Garo Hills tribe word (yes, this is how they spelled the name).
		Shri Tony Marak, a Garo himself from the town of Tura in the Garo Hills
	www.spiritone.com /~brucem/bigfsec1a.htm (366 words)

	The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily
		The crowds, including large numbers of students, were protesting a plan to shift an education board office from the Garo Hills to state capital Shillong.
		Some 90 people were hurt in clashes between police and protestors belonging to Meghalaya's minority Garo tribe.
		Sangma, who has won the Tura parliamentary seat for eight consecutive terms and was formerly chief minister of Meghalaya, has appealed to all 24 Garo legislators in the 60-member state assembly to resign to express their solidarity with the Garo people.
	www.thepeninsulaqatar.com /Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=India&month=October2005&file=World_News2005100533645.xml (253 words)

	Re: History of Ikana - The Legend of Zelda - Nintendo NSider Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I very much doubt that, teh Garo don't at all seem to be the type to use such a mask.
		They are not a 'tribe' they are ninjas who hold honor to the highest standard, I cannot imagine them ever using such a mask.
		While I cannot rule out the Garo for 100% cretainty, there is much more pointing against them being the mask's holders and nothing for them.
	forums.nintendo.com /nintendo/board/message?board.id=zelda&message.id=505847 (524 words)

	Police Kill 12 Protesting Indian Students
		More than 100 others, including 54 police, were injured in the two protests, both of which turned violent when the students began throwing stones and attacking officers sent to keep watch over them, said the home minister of Meghalaya state, Mukul Sangma.
		The students were protesting a government decision to move the Meghalaya State Education Board from Tura to Shillong, a city dominated by the Khasi tribe, he said.
		The Education Board oversees the school syllabus and conducts the examinations in Meghalaya, a remote state of fewer than 2 million people.
	www.620ktar.com /?nid=23&sid=80223 (293 words)

	The Hindu : Magazine / People : Ultimate survivor
		The Garos (who are Tibeto-Burmese) have been cultivating rice for more than 6,000 years in a mountainous corner of India without being much disturbed by the modern world.
		She is also plotting a Hollywood remake of a Bollywood blockbuster (although she won't disclose which one), and is busy trying to drum up interest in her documentary about the Garo people (directed by her friend Dinaz Stafford), which opens in New York next month.
		In the longer term, she is in the frame to direct the fifth Harry Potter picture, but she remains wary about signing her soul away to the studios.
	www.hindu.com /mag/2005/01/09/stories/2005010900560500.htm (1386 words)

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