Describe in brief how different tribal groups are involved in different types of
activities.
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How Did the Different Tribal Groups Live?
By the 19th century, tribal people in different parts of India were involved in a variety of activities.
Some Were Jhum Cultivators
Some tribes engaged in jhum (shifting) cultivation.
In this type of cultivation, small patch of land were cleared off trees. The cultivators then burnt the vegetation and spread ash from the firing (which contained potash) to fertilise the soil.
They used equipments like axe and hoe to prepare the soil for cultivation, but they did not plough the land to sow the seeds. Instead, they scattered the seeds on the field.
Once the crops were ready and harvested, they moved to another field.
Shifting cultivators were found in the hilly and forested tracts of north-east and central India.