Katie Humble: Living with Nomads (Nepal - Full Documentary)

Katie Humble: Living with Nomads (Nepal - Full Documentary) | TRACKS. Raute elder drums at public dance in Jajarkot District, Nepal. Photo: J. Fortier Raute are a nomadic indigenous ethnic group officially recognized by the Government of Nepal. They are known for subsistence hunting of langur and macaque monkeys. They gather wild forest tubers, fruits, and greens on a regular basis. To obtain grain, iron, cloth, and jewelry, they carve wooden bowls and boxes to trade for goods from local farmers. They do not sell other forest products, bushmeat, or forest medicinal plants. Their population is estimated at about 650 people living in small settlements in the regions of western Nepal. Most have been forcibly settled by the government of Nepal but there are about 150 nomadic Raute.