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Click here for more information about Rituals of Ethnicity

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Winner of the 2017 James Fisher Prize. All book royalties will be contributed to organizations supporting Thangmi communities to rebuild in the wake of the 2015 earthquakes.

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Thangmi wedding dancers in Gangtok, Sikkim, India

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Rice planting season in the Thangmi community of Dolakha district, Nepal

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Sara Shneiderman’s recently released book, original cover art by Mahendra Thami of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, titled “Lost Culture Cannot Be Reborn”

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View of Gauri Shankar massif, Nepal

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Thangmi shamans conduct a funerary rite in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

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Village of Lubra, Mustang district, Nepal

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Thangmi wedding dancers in Sindhupalchok district, Nepal