A traveler interviews a Konyak elder about his headhunting days, face tattooing, smoking opium, about the coming of Christianity and how life changed in Nagaland over the last 100 years. Watch this old man talk with vivid details of the begone days...
An interview with a Konyak: Part 1
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/wokling
About the video from the YouTube Video Description:
"Phejin interviews her Grandfather about headhunting, face tattooing, smoking opium, the coming of Christianity and how life has changed in Nagaland over the last 100 years."
Visit the traveler's website: www.wokling.com
An interview with a Konyak: Part 2
An interview with a Konyak: Part 3
Showing posts with label Naga Headhunters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naga Headhunters. Show all posts
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Nagas - From Headhunters to Christ!
Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/BNMEventReports
Nagas: The advent of Christianity
The most important landmark in the history of the Naga people with considerable social, cultural and political ramifications is the arrival of missionaries and the spread of Christianity among the Naga tribes. The acceptance of Christianity marks a departure from their many tribal customs and traditions, and along with the spread of English education, heralds the arrival of modernity in the Naga hills. The first missionary to arrive the Naga hills is believed to be Rev. Miles Bronson in 1841 although he stayed only for a short period. In the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs. E.W. Clark worked among the Aopeople and with the help of Mr.Godhula, an Assamese Christian, established the first Church in Molungkimong in 1872.
The missionaries served as an agent in forging a greater "Naga" identity which is a radical departure from the age old set up of warring village republics. The dreaded custom of head hunting slowly declined and disappeared as more and more Nagas embraced Christianity in the early 20th century. Today, more than 95% of Naga people claim to be Christians. Christianity has changed the Naga society entirely and it bears little semblance to the tribal society that it was a century ago. The Christian missionaries interfered in the social and cultural practices to a far greater extent than the government. The new educational system and religion disrupted the indigenous pattern of life as both the British administration and the Christian missionaries brought about dramatic changes among the Naga tribes thereby effecting the tribes to discard their age old social patterns, cultural practices and traditional political setup without providing functional substitutes.
Source: Wikipedia
Monday, 21 November 2011
The Duel - Naga Headhunters Entertainment
The Naga Headhunters Entertainment is a Film Production Company from Kohima, Nagaland (India). One of the first kinds in Nagaland. Their specialty includes VFX, 2D animation, 3D animation, Music Videos, Video coverage, Documentaries, Advertisements, Promo video and so on.
Website: www.nagaheadhunters.com
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The Men Who Hunted Heads
Courtesy:http://www.youtube.com/user/ayabaya
About the publisher: Alan Macfarlane, Professor of Anthropology, UK.
Website: http://www.alanmacfarlane.com
Excerpt from the YouTube Description :
"Filmed by Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf in 1970. Broadcast by the BBC in the 1970's and based on fieldwork carried out in Nagaland and Arunchal Pradesh. The film is part of a large archive of footage shot by Haimendorf in the Himalayas. It is put up with his permission. Other material will be put up in due course on www.alanmacfarlane.com (under 'Films'); see also www.digitalhimalaya.com"
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
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