hi, everyone,
i have a question. is it a part of onge culture to "remarry" so soon
after a bereavement? if so, what could be the possible reasons for
that? similarly, is joint ceremony a part of their culture as well?
cheers,
shekhar




On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Miriam Ross
<mr@...> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
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> The following news item was posted on Survival's website today.
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> http://www.survival-international.org/news/4162
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> India: Andaman tribal women widowed by poisoning remarry
>
> 2 February 2009
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> Four women from the tiny Andaman tribe the Onge, who were widowed in
> December in a tragic poisoning incident, have remarried.
>
> The women lost their husbands after a large group of Onge drank an
> unknown liquid from a container that washed ashore on their island
> reserve.
>
> Eight members of the tribe died, reducing the population to only 92.
> Fifteen more were hospitalized, but recovered.
>
> The four women married new Onge husbands in a joint ceremony. All four
> have young babies.
>
> An Onge baby boy was born on 24 December, bringing the tribe's number
> to 93.
>
> The Onge were devastated following British occupation of the Andaman
> Islands in the 19th Century. Their numbers have fallen drastically
> from around 670 in 1900.
>
> By contrast, the nearby Jarawa tribe have only had friendly contact
> with outsiders for 10 years, while the Sentinelese continue to resist
> all contact.
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M Rajshekhar
MA (Environment, Development and Policy), 2006-07
University of Sussex, UK