he Raute people live in temporary camps, hidden away from the villages, in remote parts of the forest. Their dwellings are basic tents made from wooden branches covered with leaves and cloth.These hunter-gatherers move camp every few weeks through the steeply wooded hills and mountainsA Raute elder returns to camp with a monkey after a successful day’s hunting. They are accomplished in the art of hunting monkeys, which they trap using a special net. Hunting is carried out only by males in the communityDivision of labour is based on gender. Women mostly carry out daily tasks such as cooking, washing, collecting water and firewood and beating the grains.A very typical scene in the Raute camp, with the whole family gathered around a fire. Despite immense pressure from the Nepalese government to conform, the Raute remain a secretive community deeply suspicious of outsiders. -
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