The second video was Bangladesh: Khumi Lives. In Bangladesh, there was a small tribe of Chittagong hill tracts and they were called Khumi. Also known as Khami, Khumis had Mongoloid features. They migrated from Arakan towards the end of the 17th century. They lived in Ruma, Rowangchhari, and Thanchi Upazilas of Bandarban district and had a population of 1,241. The Khumis believed that their ancestors lived where rivers originated at. This is why they like to live on the riverbanks and …show more content…
The Khumis owned slaves or a go-for boy. They had weapons such as guns, daos, javelins and similar types of arms, which they used to watch their gates day and night. The Khumis had two clans, and were patriarchal. One clan was Awa Khumi and the other was Aphya Khumi. They both lived once on the bank of the Koladain River. Most are farmers and practice Jhum cultivation. They made their own clothing and preferred building houses on top of trees in deep forests. They have an oral dialect but no written script. They do not want anyone outside the tribe to learn their language nor do they wish to learn anyone else’s