The Paite Tribe · A community archive
What the Paite
have kept.
Photographs of the hills, the weave of a puandum, recordings of the khuang, and the accounts that go with them. Uploaded by members, rated by members, held by members.
Membership opens the full archive. 5 existing members must vouch for each new account.
Held highest
What the community rates most
Ordered by member ratings, weighted so a single five-star vote cannot outrank a broadly loved photograph. Refreshed continuously.
The collections
Everything is filed by hand
Collections are defined by the archive's administrators, not generated. Members choose where each upload belongs.
Landscape
Hills, rivers and the terrain of the Paite homeland.
1 itemTraditional Attire
Puandum, puanlaisan and other woven garments.
5 itemsFestivals & Ceremony
Community gatherings, feasts of merit and seasonal rites.
12 itemsMusic & Instruments
Songs, dances and instruments such as the khuang.
11 itemsOral Literature
Folk tales, proverbs, genealogies and recorded narration.
2 itemsCuisine
Everyday and ceremonial food traditions.
0 itemsCraft & Weaving
Loom work, basketry, carving and metalwork.
3 itemsVillage Life
Khua life, architecture, agriculture and daily work.
8 itemsHistorical Documents
Photographs, letters and records of historical significance.
15 itemsLanguage & Script
Paite language teaching material, lexicons and orthography.
6 itemsMembership
5 members must vouch for you
There is no administrator who waves people through. An application opens to the whole membership, and the account activates the moment 5 existing members have endorsed it. Any elder or curator may raise an objection, which holds the application for review.
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Introduce yourself
Your name, your khua and clan, and why you want access. Members read this before endorsing.
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Members endorse
Each member may endorse once. Accounts newer than a month cannot endorse, so a group of fresh sign-ups cannot admit itself.
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Access opens
At 5 endorsements the account activates automatically. You can then upload, write, comment and rate.
Why it works this way
The archive holds material that belongs to families and villages — funeral songs, genealogies, photographs of people who are still living. Deciding who sees it is a decision for the community, so the community makes it.
From the members
Writing on the archive
Exploring the Mountains and River Basins of the Paite Homeland
From the sacred peaks of Kaihlam Tang to the ridge settlements of Mualnuam, explore the geography of the Paite region.
Health Systems Strengthening for Manipur: A Case Study of Churachandpur District
Veda Yumnam's empirical health policy research study examining health infrastructure, out-of-pocket medical expenditure, and healthcare delivery in Churachandpur district.
Psychiatric Disorders and Folk Theories Among Tribal Communities in Northeast India
Dr. Gracy B.K.'s qualitative research study exploring lay folk beliefs, traditional health-seeking behaviors, and causal attributions regarding mental health among tribal communities including the Paite in Manipur.