Dongria Kondh

Chatikona - district Rayagada The Dongria Kondh (also known as the Dongria Kondhas) are Indigenous Peoples who inhabit the plateaus of the Niyamgiri hill ranges in Orissa, India.

The Dongria Kondh call themselves “Jharnia” a term that means “those who live by the Jharana” (streams).

Unlike other Indigenous Peoples of India, the Dongria Kondh are accomplished horticulturists, farming on the mountain ranges of Niyamgiri.

Indigenous Peoples in India

India opens the floodgates for extinguishment of Indigenous Rights

Feb 22, 2013 • India’s central government has walked away from its position on the need to obtain consent from Indigenous peoples and... Read More

The Dongria Kondh Remain United to Defend Sacred Hills Against Vedanta

Feb 1, 2013 • In the latest installment of the saga unfolding around Vedanta–’the world’s most hated company’– and its attempts to establish... Read More

London Protesters Join Five Thousand In India To Stop Vedanta Mine

Dec 7, 2012 • Foil Vedanta – 6 December 2012 – A noisy group of protesters armed with horns, megaphones and pots and... Read More

Underreported Struggles #48, March 2011

Apr 1, 2011 • In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Barriere Lake Algonquins discover a Canadian mining company working on their land; Indigenous leaders... Read More

Vedanta allegedly brands the Dongria Kondh “terrorists”

Mar 22, 2011 • An extremely disturbing allegation has been made against the UK mining giant Vedanta Resources plc. According to the following... Read More

Niyamgiri You Are Still Alive

Feb 5, 2011 • Niyamgiri You Are Still Alive is an award-winning documentary about the struggle to protect Niyamgiri from the UK mining... Read More

India rejects controversial mine project on Sacred Mountain

Aug 26, 2010 • After eight long years of protests and legal battles, India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has rejected Vedanta Resources’... Read More

Underreported Struggles #35, February 2010

Feb 28, 2010 • In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Indigenous People in Ecuador Call for a “Permanent Mobilzation”; 5,000 Dongria Kondh protest against... Read More

Don’t mine us out of existence

Feb 13, 2010 • UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources threatens the human rights of indigenous communities in the Indian state of Orissa. Email... Read More

Niyam Raja Sacrificed

Aug 11, 2009 • Bauxite from the Dongria Kondh’s Sacred Mountain in Orissa, India, will most likely be used to produce nuclear-capable weapons... Read More

Underreported Struggles #26, May 2009

May 31, 2009 • In this Month’s Underreported Struggles: 7,000 delegates gather in Peru for the IV Continental Indigenous Summit of Abya Yala;... Read More

Dongria Kondh shocked over mine approval

May 18, 2009 • The government of India has given the British mining company Vendata resources final approval for the controversial bauxite mine... Read More

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