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The term 'progress' is a modern Western notion that life is always
improving and advancing toward an ideal state. It is a vital modern
concept which underlies geographic explorations and scientific and
technological inventions as well as the desire to harness nature in
order to increase human beings' ease and comfort. With the advent
of Western colonization and to the great detriment of the
colonized, the notion of progress began to perniciously and
pervasively permeate across cultures. This book details the impact
of the notion of progress on the Nagas and their culture. The
interaction between the Nagas and the West, beginning with British
military conquest and followed by American missionary intrusion,
has resulted in the gradual demise of Naga culture. It is almost a
cliche to assert that since the colonial contact, the long evolved
Naga traditional values are being replaced by Western values.
Consequences are still being felt in the lack of sense of direction
and confusion among the Nagas today. Just like other Indigenous
Peoples, whose history is characterized by traumatic cultural
turmoil because of colonial interference, the Nagas have long been
engaged in self-shame, self-negation and self-sabotage.
The term 'progress' is a modern Western notion that life is always
improving and advancing toward an ideal state. It is a vital modern
concept which underlies geographic explorations and scientific and
technological inventions as well as the desire to harness nature in
order to increase human beings' ease and comfort. With the advent
of Western colonization and to the great detriment of the
colonized, the notion of progress began to perniciously and
pervasively permeate across cultures. This book details the impact
of the notion of progress on the Nagas and their culture. The
interaction between the Nagas and the West, beginning with British
military conquest and followed by American missionary intrusion,
has resulted in the gradual demise of Naga culture. It is almost a
cliche to assert that since the colonial contact, the long evolved
Naga traditional values are being replaced by Western values.
Consequences are still being felt in the lack of sense of direction
and confusion among the Nagas today. Just like other Indigenous
Peoples, whose history is characterized by traumatic cultural
turmoil because of colonial interference, the Nagas have long been
engaged in self-shame, self-negation and self-sabotage.
This book examines the formation of identity of the Nagas in
northeast India in light of the proselytizing efforts by the
Americans and the colonization by the British in their search for
control over areas inhabited by the Nagas which were perfect for
tea plantations. The author explores the westernization of Naga
culture, its effect on the Naga Nationalist movement, and how it
has led to the formation of modern Naga identity. As a unique
indigenous group, the colonization of the Naga people offers fresh
insights into our understanding of the processes and effects of
colonization in India, as well as its long-term negative effects,
particularly with regards to the preservation of traditional
beliefs and customs.
This book examines the formation of identity of the Nagas in
northeast India in light of the proselytizing efforts by the
Americans and the colonization by the British in their search for
control over areas inhabited by the Nagas which were perfect for
tea plantations. The author explores the westernization of Naga
culture, its effect on the Naga Nationalist movement, and how it
has led to the formation of modern Naga identity. As a unique
indigenous group, the colonization of the Naga people offers fresh
insights into our understanding of the processes and effects of
colonization in India, as well as its long-term negative effects,
particularly with regards to the preservation of traditional
beliefs and customs.
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