The tribes of Nagaland
The Lotha Tribe
Wokha district (Doyang valley) · Festival: Tokhu Emong (first week of November)
At the Hornbill Festival: The Lotha morung pairs Tokhu Emong’s reconciliation rites with the story of the Doyang falcons that migrate over their fields.
Traditional dress and craft
Lotha shawls in striking black-red-white geometry; women’s brass head-rings and striped body cloths.
What to know about the Lotha
The Lotha of Wokha keep Tokhu Emong, the post-harvest festival of reconciliation, and share their district with the Amur falcon roost that reshaped Nagaland’s conservation law.
Meet the Lotha in person
Visit their morung at the Hornbill Festival (December 1–10, Kisama), afternoons are for conversations, not performances. Or travel to Wokha district (Doyang valley) for Tokhu Emong in first week of November, 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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