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Naga nationalism is an ideology that supports self-determination by the Naga people of India and Burma, and the furtherance of Naga culture. == Formation of the nationalist identity == Some Naga groups share a common legend about their origin: these groups include Angami, Sema, Rengma, Lotha, Zeme, Liangmei and Rongmei. According to this legend, the ancestors of the Nagas lived in harmony at a place called Mahkel (identified with the present-day Mao village of Makhel in Manipur, and alternatively believed to be near the Chindwin river in present-day Myanmar〔). As their population grew, they decided to split and spread outside Makhel. According to the Heraka tradition, they took an oath pledging that they would come together again and live as a kingdom.〔 However, when the British arrived in India, the various Naga tribes had no common national identity. The term "Naga" was a vaguely-defined exonym, which referred to the different isolated tribes in the present-day Nagaland and its surrounding area. The different tribes spoke mutually unintelligible languages and had distinct cultures. Each Naga village was a sovereign state ruled by tribal elders. Internecine feuds, wars and headhunting campaigns were common among the Naga tribes. The British captured several Naga territories and consolidated them under the Naga Hills District of Assam. During the British rule, the missionaries such as Miles Bronson and Edwin W. Clark introduced Christianity to the area, greatly changing the social and political fabric of the local society. The common Christian identity led to peace and unity among the various Naga tribes. The Nagamese developed as a common language for inter-tribe communication. During the Kuki revolt (1917–19) and the World War I (1914–18), the British Government recruited a number of labourers and porters from the Naga tribes. As part of the labour corps, around 2000 Nagas were sent to France, where, alienated from the other British Indian troops, they developed a sense of unity. They agreed that after returning to their homeland, they will work towards unity and friendship among the various Naga tribes. These Nagas, together with the British officials, formed the Naga Club in 1918.〔 This club provided the socio-political foundation for the Naga nationalist movement. In 1929, the Club submitted a memorandum to the Simon Commission, requesting that the Nagas should be given a choice of self-determination after the British departure from India.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Naga nationalism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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