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The Kuki people, or Kuki-Zo people, [2] are an ethnic group in the Northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, [3] as well as the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. [4]
Christianity is the second largest religion in Manipur, a state in Northeast India, according to 2011 census. The tribal communities, Kukis and Nagas are overwhelmingly Christian, along with their kindred communities in the neighbouring states.
Manipur acts as India's "Gateway to the East" through Moreh and Tamu towns, the land route for trade between India and Burma and other countries in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Siberia, the Arctic, Micronesia and Polynesia. Manipur has the highest number of handicraft units and the highest number of craftspersons in the northeastern region of India.
This changed over the following decades, with the Kuki tribes migrating north and settling throughout the hills of Manipur. [5] This was assumed to be due to pressure from the tribes further south, the Lushais (present-day Mizos) and Kamhau-Suktes. This movement caused the Kuki and Naga tribes to live side by side throughout the hills of Manipur.
(98 Kuki-Zo, 67 Meitei, 6 unidentified, 6 security personnel) ... as well as uncategorised religion such as Sanamahism. Manipur is a state in northeast India, ...
Kuki people: Kuki people are an ethnic group primarily residing in the northeastern states of India—notably Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam, and Tripura—as well as in Myanmar and parts of Bangladesh. They are part of the larger Kuki-Chin-Mizo family, sharing linguistic and cultural similarities with related groups.
The two women seen in the video from the Kuki-Zo community are now safe in a refugee camp, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a tribal organisation in Manipur, said in a statement.
The pagan Sakhua religion was under direct assault in Southern Manipur with the establishment of NEIG Mission at Old Churachand (Mission Compound) in 1930. The Vaiphei , Hmar , Paite and Thadou tribes were among the earliest advocates of Christian conversion.