📌 Poumai Naga Tribe: Preserving Traditions & Nature ✅ Location & Conservation: The Poumai Naga tribe of Purul village, Senapati district, Manipur has banned hunting, trapping, and killing of wild animals and birds within their territory. 📌 About Poumai Naga Tribe ✅ Indigenous ethnic group in Manipur & parts of Nagaland; 95.7% of the total Poumai population resides in Senapati district, Manipur. ✅ Among the oldest & largest Naga tribes in Manipur. ✅ Language: Poula ✅ Christianity is the dominant religion. ✅ Traditional crafts: Pouli (Pottery) & Poutai (Pou salt production) were widely known in ancient Manipur & Nagaland. ✅ Occupation: Agriculture is the primary livelihood; shifting cultivation is now rare. ✅ Festivals: Paonii, Donii, Laonii, Daonii, Rounii, Duhnii, Loukanii, Thounii, Khiinii, Taithounii, etc. ✅ Laonii is an important festival celebrated after rice transplantation. #art_and_culture