The supernatural also figures
prominently in tribal folklore which is a body
of largely verbal literary tradition. These
simple folktales are linked to occasion in everyday
life – sowing, harvesting, birth, marriage
and death. Folktales also values dear to the
tribal’s heart, but many of them offer
an explanation for natural phenomenon day and
night,
thunderstorms, animal behavior. With
the tribals living so close to nature, it could
not be otherwise.
Major Tribes & their
area
Name
Area
Kondh
Keonjhar, Kondhamal,
Sambalpur, Bolangir,
Koraput, Ganjam and Sundergarh
Saura
Koraput, Ganjam
and Bolangir
Gond
Sambalpur, Bolangir,
Koraput, Kalahandi
and Sundergarh
Santal
Mayurbhanj, Balasore,
and Keonjhar
Paraja
Koraput, Kalahandi
and Sundergarh
Gadaba
Koraput,Nowrangpur,
and Malkangiri
Koya
Koraput and Malkangiri
Oraon
Sambalpur, Sundergarh,
Gunupur, and Bonai
Bhuiji
Mayurbhanj,Sundergarh,
Keonjhar, Balasore
and Pallahara
Kondh
