The tribes of Nagaland
The Chang Tribe
Tuensang district · Festival: Naknyulum (announced annually (July tradition))
At the Hornbill Festival: The Chang morung is unmistakable for its great carved log drums and the fire-tending ceremony they demonstrate.
Traditional dress and craft
Chang women wear heavy coin-and-bead necklaces over red-and-black cloth; men carry the dao and wear hornbill-feather headgear.
What to know about the Chang
The Chang of far-eastern Tuensang celebrate Naknyulum, the victory-and-harvest festival, with whole-village feasting and drumming that shakes the morung floor.
Meet the Chang in person
Visit their morung at the Hornbill Festival (December 1–10, Kisama), afternoons are for conversations, not performances. Or travel to Tuensang district for Naknyulum in announced annually (July tradition), the same culture at home scale. Our [tribes guide](/journal/hornbill-festival-tribes/) covers every community, and the [festivals calendar](/journal/festivals-of-nagaland/) maps the year.
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