Honey Hunters of my Village
Green Hub Fellow: Thangsoi M Khiamniugan
Organisation: Green Hub
The Khiamniungan tribe is one of the major tribes among the Nagas, with the habitation of both India and Myanmar. Till the 90s, like many other villages in Nagaland, the Choklangan village was cut off from the rest of the country and sustained itself through agriculture and barter trade with Myanmar for many years. They used to harvest the Cliff Bee’s honey and wax, and trade to Myanmar and in return they receive salt and medicines.
'Honey hunters of my village' is a story of my people, who has been practising the harvesting of Cliff Honey Bee even now, as a part of our culture and identities. But now it is only practised by a few people in my village. This culture will not only disappear but we will lose our identities as well. This film is dedicated to my people.
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Thangsoi M KhiamniunganDirector
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Green Hub (NEN - DFF)Producer
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Community, Environment, Conservation
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Runtime:14 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:November 23, 2022
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Shooting Format:HD
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Thangsoi M Khiamniugan is from Choklangan village of Noklak district, Nagaland. He belongs to the Khiamniugan tribe of Nagaland. He is very much interested in photography and videography. He aspires to learn new things. Apart from this, he is also a good cook. He loves to prepare Naga cuisine and promote his culture through the medium of food.
During the Green Hub fellowship, he did his internship with Green Hub. He documented the cliff honey bee which is found in his village. Through this film, he wanted to promote the culture of his tribe. Currently, he is working on the disappearing Hoolock Gibbon project in his village and surrounding areas under the Green Hub small grant project.
