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Description of growing pineapples

Description: Abraham Modi describes how he tends to the pineapple garden, using weeding and spacing techniques to grow larger and sweeter pineapples.
Date: 2022
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 1

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi make adu payek tiffins to take while going to harvest the fern tree (Tatchi) near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh.
Date: 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 2

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss rituals on the way to harvest the fern tree (Tatchi) near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. They describe luukan, used to prevent illness in livestock and meen, used for protection from flies.
Date: 2022
Duration: 12 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 3

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss how banana leaves are used on the way to harvest the fern tree (Tatchi) near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. Longdi Modi cuts wild banana leaves (homenborgohainiina/Musa aurantiaca) for the fern tree harvest and describes which wild banana leaves are best for this purpose. They arrive at Saage, the destination for harvesting the fern tree, approximately 7 km outside Peki Modi village.
Date: 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 4

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. While preparing for the harvest, they describe how to tell when fern trees are ready for harvest based on smell, appearance, and the season.
Date: 2022
Duration: 18 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 5

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. Longdi Modi and Abraham Modi remove the bark and the hard part of fern tree (Chiyu yuuma), and Longdi Modi cuts off the top portion of fern tree. He explains that this part is now not good for consumption.
Date: 2022
Duration: 17 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 6

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. Longdi Modi and Abraham Modi continue to remove the bark and also the outer part of fern tree while Rilung Modi records.
Date: 2022
Duration: 17 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 7

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. Longdi Modi and Abraham Modi complete the process of removing the bark and outer cover of the fern tree. Longdi Modi lays out the wild banana leaves which Abraham Modi cut earlier. They cut the fern tree into smaller pieces in preparation for the next step.
Date: 2022
Duration: 17 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 8

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. While Longdi Modi thwacks the fern tree into very small pieces, they describe the area where they found this fern tree, and how to determine suitable topography for growing and harvesting them. They mention the quality of fern trees, comparing a lower quality where the delicate part is harder (chisap) and a higher quality where the delicate part of fern tr… more
Date: 2022
Duration: 11 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 9

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. They complete the process of thwacking and begin mixing the thwacked fern tree, making holes in the base so that the water will not stagnate. After that, the mixture is covered by the leaf of Sago tree to keep it clean and to protect from decay or damage. Longdi Modi, an expert in harvesting fern trees, explains that it takes a week until the mixture is fu… more
Date: 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 10

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After the fern tree mixture has been kept covered by the leaf of Sago tree for a week, they return to collect the mixture. Longdi Modi selects the best portion of the mixture and puts it into the local basket for a male known as Tali.
Date: 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 11

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After bringing the fern tree mixture back to the village, Longdi Modi separates the fern tree mixture using a local made basket known as Chinu to separate the harder shards of fern tree from the softened parts. The hard parts are used to feed the pigs, and the soft parts are stored in a basket known as Jongkung.
Date: 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of harvesting fern trees, part 12

Description: Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. In this final step, they prepare the fern tree for eating by roasting it over the fire. Longdi Modi describes the process, comparing it to preparing roti. They discuss recipes and other foods prepared with the fern tree, such as meats and vegetables.
Date: 2022
Duration: 10 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about traveling to Pasighat

Description: Abraham Modi describes his journey from Mariyang to Pasighat to attend the Training and Resources for Indigenous Community Linguists (TRICL) training program held by the Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity Eastern Himalaya (CCLD-EH).
Date: 2022
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative of Abraham Modi

Description: Abraham Modi introduces himself and his family, childhood, and education. He is the 8th of 11 siblings. He describes his daily life and hobbies and his involvement in documenting and preserving Milang language and culture.
Date: 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative of Longdi Modi

Description: Longdi Modi discusses his daily life while traveling away from his mother in Mariyang.
Date: 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Modi, Abraham
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the traditional story 'Chibo nai Chakui racham'

Description: This folk tale is about how humans and animals talk to each other. The story is between Chibo and Chakuipiu ‘lion’ where they try to kill each other.
Date: January 2, 2022
Duration: 7 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the traditional story 'Nnanah racham'

Description: This folk tale is about a girl who went to the farm and was followed by a ghost.
Date: January 2, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the traditional story 'Tasen nou kathiubo racham'

Description: The folk tale is about a girl who married a python and became rich. Following this girl, other parents attempted to marry their daughter to a wild python, but were met with a tragedy. The narrator of the story is from Tedlong village.
Date: January 13, 2022
Duration: 22 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narrative about Bamkala and Nsokle

Description: This is a creation narrative about a king called Bamkala (also called Bangala) who transformed himself into python and slept with his wife. The narrator is from Rienta village.
Date: January 24, 2022
Duration: 20 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the traditional story 'Hinglung racham'

Description: This folk tale is about a war fought single-handedly by one man against one village. The narrator is from Maguilong village.
Date: February 1, 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about animal sacrifice rituals

Description: Tashi Dorji and Dorji Phuntsho discuss rituals involving animal sacrifice in Dukti village. In the past, it was customary for every household to raise a pig to be killed for ritual purposes. They say that now, over a decade later, they have stopped raising pigs for sacrifice.
Date: May 21, 2022
Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about Ladam rituals in Dukti village

Description: Tashi Dorji and Dorji Phuntsho discuss the different rituals performed in Dukti village related to Ladam involving restricting both locals and outsiders from visiting the mountain Tshong Tshongma between plantation and harvesting of crops. The entry to Tshong Tshongma closes on the 10th day of the third month of the Tibetan calendar. If someone does enter this area during the restricted months, it brings heavy rain, winds, and landslides to the area.
Date: May 21, 2022
Duration: 12 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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