The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

published - extracts on Nagas from 'Assam Administration Report'

caption: Naga Hills district
caption: Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs
caption: (i) The trans-Dikhu tribes
medium: reports
person: Savi/ MrShakespear/ Capt.
location: Wanching (Tablung)
production:
date: 1898
production:
date: 1899
text: 61. Our relations with these tribes have been friendly throughout the year. A good many men come across into British territory each year to trade. Beyond the Dikhu raiding, head-taking and burning villages seem to be as much in vogue as ever. During his tour in the Ao country the headmen of one village came in to see the Deputy Commissioner of the Naga Hills and prayed that they might be taken under our protection and allowed to pay revenue. Mr. Savi and Captain Shakespear visited the village of Tablung in February and were well received by the people.