Introduction -- The notion of progress in perspective -- The notion of progress : its application and ramifications -- The British colonization of the Nagas -- The American missionization of the Nagas -- Colonial portrait and the colonizing of the mind -- The notion of progress and contemporary Nagas -- Conclusion : the future lies in the past
This book details the interaction between the Nagas and the West, beginning with British military conquest, followed by American missionary intrusion of Naga soil, has resulted in the gradual demise of Naga culture. Consequences are still being felt in the lack of sense of direction and confusion among Nagas today. As other indigenous peoples whose recent history is characterized by the traumatic cultural disruption caused by colonial interference, the Nagas have long engaged in self-shame, self-negation and self-sabotage
