Longdi Modi discusses his daily life while traveling away from his mother in Mariyang.

Longdi Modi discusses his daily life while traveling away from his mother in Mariyang.

Abraham Modi describes his journey from Mariyang to Pasighat to attend the Training and Resources for Indigenous Community Linguists (TRICL) training program held by the Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity Eastern Himalaya (CCLD-EH).

Abraham Modi describes his journey from Mariyang to Pasighat to attend the Training and Resources for Indigenous Community Linguists (TRICL) training program held by the Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity Eastern Himalaya (CCLD-EH). Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.

Abraham Modi describes his journey from Mariyang to Pasighat to attend the Training and Resources for Indigenous Community Linguists (TRICL) training program held by the Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity Eastern Himalaya (CCLD-EH).

Abraham Modi describes how he tends to the pineapple garden, using weeding and spacing techniques to grow larger and sweeter pineapples.

Abraham Modi describes how he tends to the pineapple garden, using weeding and spacing techniques to grow larger and sweeter pineapples.

Abraham Modi describes how he tends to the pineapple garden, using weeding and spacing techniques to grow larger and sweeter pineapples. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.

Abraham Modi introduces himself and his family, childhood, and education. He is the 8th of 11 siblings. He describes his daily life and hobbies and his involvement in documenting and preserving Milang language and culture.

Abraham Modi introduces himself and his family, childhood, and education. He is the 8th of 11 siblings. He describes his daily life and hobbies and his involvement in documenting and preserving Milang language and culture.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the sago tree (taapa) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh while cleaning the bark of the sago tree. Longdi Modi describes the uses of sago tree such as Panol (used to treat wounds of livestock to help stop bleeding and to start fires when there is no matches available). He explains that the hard bark is also used as a rain coating, and leaves are used in various ways. He says that humans used to eat it, but now it is used to feed pigs.

Abraham Modi introduces himself and his family, childhood, and education. He is the 8th of 11 siblings. He describes his daily life and hobbies and his involvement in documenting and preserving Milang language and culture. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the sago tree (taapa) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. While Longdi Modi feeds the sago tree to the pigs, he describes how it was prepared for human consumption in the past. He says it was cut into small pieces and then dried by fire to break the pieces down further before cooking.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the sago tree (taapa) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After completing the process of cleaning the bark, they prepare to bring the edible parts home.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the sago tree (taapa) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh while cleaning the bark of the sago tree.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the sago tree (taapa) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. While Longdi Modi cuts down the sago tree, Abraham and Rilung Modi pull it down using a rope which is carefully positioned so that it doesn’t damage the young sago trees. After the tree is down, they cut it into smaller pieces.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the sago tree (taapa) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. When they reach Poodat (~4-5 km outside of Peki Modi village), Longdi Modi beings searching for mature sago trees with a flower on top. After finding a mature tree, he climbs up to clear the leaves.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. In this final step, they prepare the fern tree for eating by roasting it over the fire. Longdi Modi describes the process, comparing it to preparing roti. They discuss recipes and other foods prepared with the fern tree, such as meats and vegetables.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. In this final step, they prepare the fern tree for eating by roasting it over the fire. Longdi Modi describes the process, comparing it to preparing roti. They discuss recipes and other foods prepared with the fern tree, such as meats and vegetables. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. In this final step, they prepare the fern tree for eating by roasting it over the fire. Longdi Modi describes the process, comparing it to preparing roti. They discuss recipes and other foods prepared with the fern tree, such as meats and vegetables.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After bringing the fern tree mixture back to the village, Longdi Modi separates the fern tree mixture using a local made basket known as Chinu to separate the harder shards of fern tree from the softened parts. The hard parts are used to feed the pigs, and the soft parts are stored in a basket known as Jongkung.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After bringing the fern tree mixture back to the village, Longdi Modi separates the fern tree mixture using a local made basket known as Chinu to separate the harder shards of fern tree from the softened parts. The hard parts are used to feed the pigs, and the soft parts are stored in a basket known as Jongkung.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After the fern tree mixture has been kept covered by the leaf of Sago tree for a week, they return to collect the mixture. Longdi Modi selects the best portion of the mixture and puts it into the local basket for a male known as Tali.

Abraham, Longdi, and Rilung Modi discuss the fern tree (Tatchi) harvest near Peki Modi village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. After bringing the fern tree mixture back to the village, Longdi Modi separates the fern tree mixture using a local made basket known as Chinu to separate the harder shards of fern tree from the softened parts. The hard parts are used to feed the pigs, and the soft parts are stored in a basket known as Jongkung. Time-aligned transcription and translation into English.