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{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
| group = Apatani<br />
| image = Apatani tribal women.jpg<br />
| caption = Apatani women during a wedding<br />
| population = 43,777<br />
| total_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/ST.html|title=A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref><br />
| total_year = 2011 census<br />
| popplace = {{flag|India}} ([[Arunachal Pradesh]])<br />
| langs = [[Apatani language|Apatani]]{{*}}[[English language|English]]{{*}}[[Hindi]]<br />
| rels = [[Donyi-Polo]]{{*}}[[Christianity]]<br />
| related = [[Tani people|Tani peoples]]<br />
| native_name = Tanw/Tanii, Apatani, Apa Tani<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Apatani''', or ('''Tanw''', '''Tanii''') are a tribal group of people living in the [[Ziro]] valley in the [[Lower Subansiri district]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=owKPAQAACAAJ&q=into+the+hidden+valley|title=Into the Hidden Valley: A Novel|last=Blackburn|first=Stuart H.|date=1 January 2016|isbn=9789385288906|language=en}}</ref> This tribe speaks the languages [[Apatani language|Apatani]], English and Hindi.<br />
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== Customs and lifestyle ==<br />
Their wet rice cultivation system and their agriculture system are extensive even without the use of any farm animals or machines. So is their sustainable social forestry system. [[UNESCO]] has proposed the Apatani valley for inclusion as a [[World Heritage Site]] for its "extremely high productivity" and "unique" way of preserving the ecology.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050617/asp/northeast/story_4877612.asp "Unique Apatani impresses The Telegraph], 17 June 2005. URL last accessed 21 October 2006.</ref> They have two major festivals – Dree and Myoko. In July, the agricultural festival of [[Dree Festival|Dree]] is celebrated with prayers for a bumper harvest and prosperity of all humankind. [[Paku-Itu]], [[Daminda]], [[Piree]] dance, etc., are the main cultural programmes performed in the festival.<ref>[http://www.nezccindia.org/arunachalpradesh/StateFestival.asp?State=Arunachal NEZCC - North East Zone Cultural Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112085737/http://www.nezccindia.org/arunachalpradesh/StateFestival.asp?State=Arunachal |date=12 January 2007 }}</ref> Myoko is a festival to celebrate friendship similar to modern friendship day but unlike the latter which lasts only for a day, it is celebrated for almost a month-long, from the end of March to the end of April. Apatanis trace their descent patrilineally.<br />
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The Apatanis, one of the major ethnic groups of eastern Himalayas, have a distinct civilization with systematic land-use practices and rich [[traditional ecological knowledge]] of natural resources management and conservation, acquired over the centuries through informal experimentation. The tribe is known for their colorful culture with various festivals, intricate handloom designs, skills in cane and bamboo crafts, and vibrant traditional village councils called ''bulyañ''. This has made the Ziro Valley a good example of a living cultural landscape where humans and the environment have harmoniously existed together in a state of interdependence even through changing times, such co-existence being nurtured by the traditional customs and spiritual belief systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5893/|title=Apatani Cultural Landscape - UNESCO World Heritage Centre|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=whc.unesco.org|language=en|access-date=26 April 2017}}</ref><br />
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Apatani tribal woman.jpg|An Apatani woman with a basket going to the field.<br />
Apatani Tribe.jpg|An Apatani woman in traditional attire during Muting Festival.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160826065923/http://tanw.henkako.com/ Tanw Searchable Dictionary Henkako project].<br />
*[http://wiki.henkako.com/ Tanw Encyclopedia Henkako Project]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
*[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/657 Apatani Language in endangered list.]<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* von Fürer-Haimendorf, Christopher. (1962) ''[https://archive.org/stream/apatanisandtheir032711mbp#page/n7/mode/2up The Apa Tanis and Their Neighbors]''. New York: The Free Press of Glencoe.<br />
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