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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Story of Raute People of Nepal

Raute are a nomadic indigenous ethnic group officially recognized by the Government of Nepal. They are known for subsistence hunting of langur and macaque monkeys. They gather wild forest tubers, fruits, and greens on a regular basis. To obtain grain, iron, cloth, and jewelry, they carve wooden bowls and boxes to trade for goods from local farmers. They do not sell other forest products, bushmeat, or forest medicinal plants. Their population is estimated at about 650 people living in small settlements in the regions of western Nepal. Most have been forcibly settled by the government of Nepal but there are about 150 nomadic Raute.
Stories of the last group of a nomad community in Nepal known as 'Raute'


Raute are a nomadic ethnic group officially recognized by the Government of Nepal.
They are known especially for their hunting of langur and macaque monkeys for
Raute community in Nepal : They also gather wild forest tubers, fruits and greens on a regular basis.
To obtain grain, iron, cloth they trade handmade wooden bowls and boxes to local
Actual and total Population of Raute in Nepal is unknown. But their home are the thick hilly forest of Dailekh, Jajarkot, Surkhet, Salyan, Kalikot, Achham, Jumla, Makwanpur, Darchula, Baitadi district.


Raute Culture in Nepal : Their leader is named as ‘Manbahadur’.
All most compulsorily follow the order of the leader.
If any one die in this group, the deadbody is clothed and buried, in the net of killing monkeys with property or burnt in their hut and migrate to another place.
The Raute are also known as Banraja, raji, Banrawal, Banmanche, Rautya, etc.
The Rautes do Nagpuja, Masto Bhairab Puja and Puja of nature.
In this ethnic group, the tradition of not doing agriculture, not making permanent settlement and not touching money prevails.
The not touching money tradition is changing these days.
Rautes emphasize that they wish to remain full-time foragers and not assimilate into the surrounding fanning population.

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