The Kanaura are a tribal community found in
Kinnaur district
Kinnaur district () is a mountainous district located in the northeast part of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Kinnaur district borders Tibet (China) to the east, the state of Uttarakhand to the south, Shimla district to the southwest, K ...
of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
. They are also known as Kinnaura.
Social status
, the Kanaura were classified as a
Scheduled Tribe under the
Indian government's reservation program of
positive discrimination
Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking ...
.
References
Scheduled Tribes of Himachal Pradesh
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