བོད་མི་འབྲོག་པས་བཙན་བྱོལ་གྱི་འགྲུལ་བཞུད། Tibetan Nomad Journey into Exile

[Music] [Music] 125 kilometers away from lay lies a small tibetan nomadic community nestled in the valleys of changdang region situated in ladakh they are often referred to as champas which means people of the north unlike the majority of tibetan refugees who have adopted different ways of living in exile this small group of tibetans still continue to carry on their ancestors nomadic traditions [Music] the livelihood of changpas centers around their livestock and the plants on which the animals graze [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] the families often migrate long distances throughout the valley in search of greener pastures for their livestock while living harmoniously with the local nomads [Music] its barren lands have been inhabited by the exiled tibetan nomads for the past 60 years since many of the older nomads fled tibet following the chinese occupation [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] after the chinese arrived in the mid-40s they employed various tactics to instigate hatred and resentment among the tibetan public against the governing bodies of their villages [Music] um [Music] foreign [Music] approximately over 87 000 tibetans were killed more than 25 000 imprisoned and up to 6 000 monasteries and shrines were destroyed during the chinese occupation of tibet [Music] [Music] following the 1959 uprising a mass exodus occurred with his holiness the 14th dalai lama and about 80 000 tibetan refugees made their journey into exile through the himalayas [Music] tibetan's journey into exile not only exemplifies the physical movement of the tibetan community to india but also symbolizes the migration of their rich culture traditions and religion [Music] okay foreign foreign foreign foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign and [Music] [Music] not with weapons but with their strong resolve to escape oppression by the chinese communist party these tibetan nomads might have taken different routes on their journey to exile but faced similar trials and tribulations [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] a common thread that appeared between recollections of their journey into exile is the devastating impact of the challenging journey on their livestock [Music] [Music] then [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] um [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign foreign [Music] [Music] the [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] over the past 60 years life in exile was often challenging especially in the early days however through grit and the support of his holiness the dalai lama the central tibetan administration and numerous allies the tibetan community has been thriving in exile but the dream to return to their homeland tibet lives on [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] historically over 3 000 tibetans made the journey into exile every year however after 2008 the numbers decreased significantly reaching an all-time low in 2017 with only 80 tibetans arriving in india from tibet the year 2008 marked the beginning of a fundamental shift because the chinese government implemented stricter border measures and heavily restricted movement of tibetans inside tibet this was in retaliation to a series of protests that occurred inside and outside tibet leading up to the 2008 beijing olympics ultimately fewer and fewer tibetans are able to make the journey into exile [Music] the tibetans who were part of the initial wave of refugees are growing older with many having passed away making it all the more important for us to document and preserve these stories for generations to come [Music] stories of leaving behind a life they knew in tibet and undertaking the journey to a foreign land in the search for freedom freedom of thought freedom of expression and freedom of religion [Music] so [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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Keywords: Dalai Lama, Tibet, CTA, “Lobsang, Sangay”, Dharamsala, Tibetonline.TV, Sikyong, Katri, TPiE, Tibetan Parliament, TGiE, Middle Way Approach, MWA, Tibetan, “Central, Administration”, Gangkyi, “Gaden, Phodrang”, Tibettv

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Length: 25min 43sec (1543 seconds)

Published: Sun May 01 2022