The Apatani or Tawn
Also known as Apa, they are a group of people living in the Ziro Valley in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Considered as a subculture with a population of 80 000 that use his own laguage, which is Apatani (Tanii), but also make use of English and Hindi.
Apa are recognized by their wet rice cultivation and agriculture system without the use of any kind of machine or farm animals and UNESCO has proposed the Apatani valley inclusion because of its high productivity and unique way of preserving the ecology.
They have two main festivals, Dree and Myoko. The first take place in July and it is in honour to harvest and prosperity of all human kind and the second take place from the end of March to the end of April, it is celebrated almost for a month, and it celebrates the frienship.
Apa are one of the major ethnic groups of Eastern Himalayas with rich ecological knowledge of natural resources management and conservation, acquired by the centuries of experimentation and in adittion, they are known by their colorful culture that carry various festivals, intricate hansloom designs and vibrant traditional village councils making Ziro Valley a good example of a livin’ cultural landscape.

