 2 millions population in the mainland Nagaland.  However, if we include the Nagas scattered in other neighboring parts of India and Myanmar, it will be double of that number.  Nagas consist of 47 tribes. Some of the major tribes are: Ao, Sema, Keyong, Angami, Konyak and Chakesang.

 Introduced to Christianity by the American Baptist Missionary in Today, it is 140 years since Nagas have embraced Christianity.  90% of Nagas are Christians. Out of this, 75% are Baptist Christians. The rest are divided among Roman Catholic, Revivalist, and Pentecostal.  The percentage of Naga Baptist (75%) is more than any other Baptist concentrated area in terms of percentage. Southern Mississippi has 55% of Baptist Christians.  There are also 7.7% of Hindus and 1.8% of Muslims.

 Pre-colonial period  Colonial period  Post-colonial period

1. No one theory of our Origination. 2. Worshipped multiple spirits 3. Very communal communities 4. Head-Hunters

A NAGA HEAD HUNTERNAGA WARRIOR DANCE

 1. The Coming of the British Colonial Ruler (1830s) and  2. The American Mission (1872)

 European Enlightenment  Evolutionistic Thinking  Scientific and objective studies  British colonizer wanted an evolutionist change of the Naga Culture  American Baptist mission wanted a revolutionist change

 Mentally, Nagas have been baptized into the modernistic/evolutionist thinking  Split-level Christians were produced  To make the Naga society excruciatingly complex, there has been an Independent movement which has self-inflicted deep wounds amongst ourselves.

 Corruption in all the public spheres  Tribalism  Extreme disparity of economy  Lack of opportunity for the young people  The voiceless church  Not knowing where they are heading as people and nation