Mavilan

The Mavilan are a Scheduled Tribe of Kerala, India. They inhabit the hill country of the Kannur and Kasaragod districts, where they were traditionally hunter-gatherers and practised shifting cultivation. In recent times, their way of life has been affected by regulation of forest areas and by incursion of non-tribal communities.[1]

The Mangalam Kali is a traditional dance performed by the tribe,[2] as is the Theyyam.[3]

References
  1. Suresh, K. P. (2010). "Indigenous Agricultural Practices among Mavilan Tribe in North Kerala". Studies of Tribes and Tribals. 8 (2): 103–106. doi:10.1080/0972639X.2010.11886616.
  2. "Tribal art with the fusion touch". The Hindu. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. "Theyyam, of Kerala include Muslim characters". One India. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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