The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters

caption:

inter-village feuding

medium:

notes

location:

Mongnyu Sowa Dikhu R.

date:

6.1947 11.1947

production:

person:	Archer/ W.G.
date:	1946-1948
refnum:	6:8

text:

Drift to anarchy.

text:

1. Mongnyu - Sowa

text:

Had sworn in June 1947 not to go to war. In Nov. 1947 Sowa made a new morung - required a head so sent 3 raiders across the Dikhu to ambush a Mongnyu village and get a head - the 3 raiders each had guns - but after going about a mile into Mongnyu land and while still 3 miles from the village they were detected by 10 men of Mongnyu. The Mongnyu party opened fire - killed one and the others threw away their guns and ran - getting back across the river.

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