​Nyishi Community

On 21st May, 2024, Kabak Yano, a woman climber from Arunachal Pradesh has etched her name in history by summiting Mount Everest.

  • With this remarkable achievement she becomes the 5th woman climber from Arunachal Pradesh and 1st woman from the Nyishi Community to achieve such feat.

Brief Description on Nyishi Community

  • The Nyishi are the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India.
  • In Nishi, their traditional language, ‘Nyi’ refers to “a man” and the word ‘shi’ denotes “a being”, which combined together refers to a civilized human being.
  • Nyishis are divided into five major phratries based on lineage called Hosa ....
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