The Mishing Community
Dwelling in the districts of Dhemaji , Lakhimpur , Sonitpur , Tinsukia , Dibrugarh, Sibsagar , Jorhat and Golaghat of the Assam state in India, the Mishing or MisÃng also known as Miri tribe is one of the most colourful tribes of Assam with their unique style of living and culture. The total population is more than 1 million in Assam but there are also more than 50,000 Mishing, divided among three districts: East Siang district, Lower Dibang Valley, and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Mishing derives from the two word Mi and Toshing/Anshing. "Mi" means man while Anshing/Toshing means worthiness or cool. So Mishing means man of worthiness. To depict non-tribal outsiders (most probably the general assamese people) the word Mipak is used extensively which means man of unworthiness. So Mipak is the opposite meaning of Mishing. The Mishing Community have their own distinct social behaviour, living pattern, dwellings, socio-religious functions, agriculture, dresse...