Northeast Indian

Table of Contents

Introduction
Traditional culture patterns
- Territorial and political organization
- Subsistence, settlement patterns, and housing
- Production and technology
- Social organization
- Kinship and family life
- Religion
Cultural continuity and change

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roach-style hair common to Northeast Indian nations

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