Who are the Veddas?
Indigenous Lanka: Consensus for Survival
Sri Lanka's last indigenous people
Who are Sri Lanka's Indigenous Wanniya-laeto?
Wanniyal-aeto cave art
Vulnerable position of the Wanniyalaeto
Wanniya-laeto identity
International Labour Organisation 1992 study
Working with indigenous people of Lanka
Mahaweli Development Scheme
Chief Tissashamy's Resistance
Wanniyal-aeto Human Rights
Wanniyalaeto Sanctuary
The Wannietto Trust
Accounts of the Veddahs
Early Accounts
Robert Knox's 1681 account of the Veddas
The Veddahs of Ceylon in "The Graphic" of June 1884
"East Coast Veddas" From
The Veddas
by C.G. and Brenda Z. Seligmann (1911)
Archaeological Evidence
"Early Man and the Rise of Civilisation in Sri Lanka: The Archaeological Evidence" by S. U. Deraniyagala
"The Curse of Kuveni: The Vedda and the Anti-Thesis of Modernization" by Sudharshan Seneviratne
Revisiting Cultural Heritage in Sri Lanka: The Vedda by David Blundell
Anthropological Studies
"The Wanniya-Laetto (Veddahs) of Sri Lanka"
by Wiveca Stegeborn
"Guardians of the Red Earth: An anthropologist among the Danigala Veddas" by Jill Priest
Veddas and Colonial History
"Colonial Histories and Vädda Primitivism" by Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere: Introduction
A Genealogy of Vädda Primitivism
Vädda Heterogenity and Historic Complexity
The Spread and Dispersal of Vädda Lineages
Väddas and the Resistance (1817-18)
Hunting versus Agriculture, Structure and History
Conclusion: Colonial Histories and Vädda Primitivism
Legal and Human Rights
"What we can learn from indigenous people"
by Prof. G.L. Pieris
"Sri Lanka's Indigenous Wanniya-laeto: A Case History" by Patrick Harrigan
Other Accounts
"Veddhas: The Unspoilt Children of Nature"
by Asiff Hussein
"People of the Forest"
by Charlie Round-Turner
"De Veddas van Sri Lanka" (in Dutch)
Vedda People Today
Dambana Veddas
1992 interview with Dambana Vedda Chief Tissahamy
Address of Uru Warige Vanniya to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous People
"The Wanniya-Laetto (Veddahs) of Sri Lanka: Nature Conservation, Human Rights and Indigenous People" by Wiveca Stegeborn
Courtesy the Indigenous Way: Survival of Age-Old Traditions
Danigala Veddas
"Guardians of the Red Earth: An American anthropologist among the Danigala Veddas" Jill Priest narrates her experiences among the vanishing tribe of Danigala Veddahs
Plight of the Danigala Vedda clan
East Coast Veddas
"East Coast Veddas" From
The Veddas
by C.G. and Brenda Z. Seligmann (1911)
Sri Lanka's coastal Vedda indigenous communities
Sinhala-Tamil Nationalism and Sri Lanka’s East Coast Veddas
East Coast Veddas: Caught between two worlds
Vedda Traditions of Kataragama
Valli Marries the God of the Mountain
Veddas celebrate Kataragama wedding festival
Kataragama Devale officials reach understanding with Veddahs
Partnership with Cultural Survival Trust and Living Heritage of Sri Lanka
Cultural Survival: Working with indigenous people of Lanka
Plan to Protect Bio-diversity & Indigenous Culture in Sri Lanka
Features of the Cultural Survival Plan
Advantages and Benefits of the Plan
News & Recent Articles
2015: Into The Jungle With Sri Lanka's Last Hunter-Gatherers
2022: Chiefs discuss Sugar Processing Plant
2011: The Veddas of Sri Lanka
2011: On the Vanished Trails of Coastal Veddahs
2009: Timber poachers threaten Dambana Wanniyalaeto
2007:Row over where the Veddah roams
2007: Wanniyalaeto to suspend offering bee honey to Temple of Tooth
2006: Sri Lanka's indigenous community a target for conversion
1996: Anthropology Group Takes Activist Stand to Protect Vedda Culture
1996: UN Urges Recognition of Veddahs
2003: 'Vedda lullaby oldest known lullaby in the world'
1992: Veddhas Say No to Colonization Plan
1992: "Let Veddahs be Veddahs"
Resources
Map of traditional Vedda settlements in Sri Lanka
Map of Mahaweli Vedda resettlement areas
Map of Vedda hamlets in Maduru Oya National Park
International Labour Organisation Convention No. 169
Living Heritage Network
Related Murugan Bhakti sites
Site map
Sri Lanka's forest-dwellers the Veddas or Wanniyalaeto
Struggle for Survival
Who are the 'Veddas'?
Their Vulnerability
Wanniya-laeto identity
East Coastal Veddas
The 1992 ILO study
Post-Independence Struggle
Mahaweli Development Scheme
Non-violent Resistance
Veddas and Human Rights
Wanniyalaeto Sanctuary
The Wannietto Trust
Cultural Survival Plan
Details of the CS Plan
Plan's Advantages & Benefits
Cultural Survival partners
1992 interview with Chief Tissahamy
Sri Lanka's Wanniya-laeto: Case History
Warige Wanniya's address to the UN
Let Veddahs be Veddahs
UN Urges Recognition of Veddas
Veddhas say 'No' to Colonisation
Resources: maps, etc.
Traditional Vedda settlements in Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Vedda resettlement areas
Vedda hamlets in Maduru Oya National Park
ILO Convention 169
Plan to protect Bio-diversity and Indigenous Culture
Wanniyala-Aetto Cave Art
Courtesy the Indigenous Way
Living Heritage Network
Related sites
Contact Us
Download the 390-page landmark study "
Socio- Anthropological Research Project on Vedda Community in Sri Lanka
" by Premakumara De Silva and Asitha G Punchihewa
Dambana Wanniya-laeto Chief Tissahamy (d. 1998)
Resource: Complete text of
The Veddas
by C.G. and Brenda Z. Seligmann (1911)
Into The Jungle With Sri Lanka’s Last Hunter-Gatherers
Timber barons threaten Dambana tribe
"Caught between two worlds"
"Row over where the Veddah roams"
Wanniyalaeto to stop offering honey
"Colonial Histories and Vädda Primitivism"
by Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere
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Introduction
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A Genealogy of Vädda Primitivism
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Vädda Heterogenity & Historic Complexity
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Spread and Dispersal of Vädda Lineages
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Väddas and the Resistance (1817-18)
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Hunting vs Agriculture, Structure & History
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Conclusion
Feature Articles
The Veddas of Sri Lanka
The Ahikuntikaya or Gypsies
Revisiting Cultural Heritage in Sri Lanka: The Vedda by David Blundell
"On the Vanished Trails of Coastal Veddahs"
Wanniya-laetto article in Sept 2010 Serendib magazine
The Wanniya-Laetto (Veddahs) of Sri Lanka
The Curse of Kuveni: The Anti-Thesis of Modernization
Anthropologists Take a Stand to Protect Vedda Culture
"Early Man and the Rise of Civilisation in Sri Lanka: the Archaeological Evidence" by S. U. Deraniyagala
"People of the Forest"
Veddas target for religious conversion
"De Veddas van Sri Lanka" (Dutch)
Among the Danigala Veddas
Danigala Veddas' plight
Prof. G.L. Pieris: What we can learn from indigenous people
Vedda lullabies oldest in the world
Colonial Histories & Vädda Primitivism
The Graphic
of 1884: "Wild Men of Ceylon"
Indigenous Lanka: Consensus for Survival
Robert Knox's 1681 account of the Veddas
Coast Veddas: 1911 Seligmann account
Veddas celebrate Valli Amma's Wedding
Veddas agreement with Kataragama Mahadevale
Sinhala-Tamil Nationalism and East Coast Veddas
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