Part of: GS Prelims and Mains I and II – Social/Wefare issue; Refugee issue; Human Geography – Ethnic tribes
In news:
Non-Brus of Tripura have proposed six places for settling the displaced Brus from Mizoram.
They also proposed the State government to set a limit for the number of families to be accommodated.
Who are Brus?
Brus, also known as Reangs, are ethnically different from the Mizos, with their own distinct language and dialect and form one of the 21 scheduled tribes of Tripura.
Do you know?
Displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram are living as refugees in Tripura since 1997.
In 1997, roughly half the Bru population fled to Tripura, following violent clashes with the Mizo population.
Recently, the union home ministry finally inked the tripartite pact which now paves the way for these displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram to permanently settle in Tripura.
The Brus–spread across Tripura, Mizoram and parts of southern Assam–are the most populous tribe in Tripura.
