5 days ago
CNC demands indigenous status for the community
Madikeri: The Codava National Council (CNC) organised a peaceful satyagraha in front of the DC office in Madikeri, demanding indigenous status for the Kodava tribe.
The silent protest was organised as part of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, observed annually on Aug 9.
Adorning traditional attire, CNC members gathered in front of the DC office to demand various rights for the Kodava community.
Speaking after the protest, CNC president NU Nachappa said, "The peaceful satyagraha is being organised continuously to draw the govt's attention to attain indigenous status for the Kodava tribe, who are deprived of their constitutional rights. Kodavas belong to the indigenous tribal community, the original inhabitants of this sacred Kodava land.
Our historical continuity in this soil should be legally recognised.
The Kodava habitat, Kodavaland, ancestral ancient lands, political-cultural rights, folk identity, sacred groves, and the sacred pilgrimage site of the Talacauvery should be constitutionally protected by the World Organisation under the rights of indigenous peoples as per international law."
He demanded various rights for the community, including protection of Kodava land and ancestral sites, exemptions from Arms Act, inclusion of Kodava language under the 8th schedule of the Constitution, introduction of the Kodava language in the curriculum and administration, inclusion of Kodava folk culture in the Unesco list of intangible cultural heritage, and SC tag for the community. Several other resolutions, including war memorials at Nalknad Palace and Madikeri Fort, were taken at the event.
A memorandum addressed to the secretary general of the Unesco was handed over to the district administration.
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