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By Salai Ceu Mang<\/p>\n

Date: 20 februar 2013.<\/p>\n

<\/b>Chin as our national name<\/b><\/p>\n

$\"Ceumang\"$ <\/a>The Chins are found in mountainous region in the northwestern part of Myanmar, between India and Bangladesh, and were independent people prior to the British colonization. In 1890, the British conquered our land and observed as being identified ourselves as different names such as Asho, Cho, Kuku, Laimi, Lusei, and Zomi. However they acknowledged that we are the same people with varied dialects, shared culture pattern, marriage system, clan system, law and custom etc. Linguistic similarity is also another area that the British observed about the Chins as one people, that the Chins have same or very close names of animal, plants and other materials names though slightly different in accent.<\/p>\n

Geographically speaking, we occupied mountainous territories that had never been under any foreign occupation and thereby never mixed with other nationalities. They observed also that we came from the same valley of Chindwin and later moved up to mountainous areas where we settle today. By observing all features by international standard, the British finally concluded that the Chins are one ethnic people and our national name as ‘Chin’, a name that historically used by our forefathers. The name ‘Chin’ has its root from China; our connection to them therefore is meaningful and distinctive.<\/p>\n

Under the British colony <\/b><\/p>\n

Prior to the British colonization, the Chins had no a single political ruling system that represented the whole Chinland with diverse tribal groups. The many tribes with their own dialects in different territories had their own chieftains. The British created the law called ‘Chin Hills Regulation Act’ in 1986, which was made applicable for all tribes in Chinland. In this way, the name ‘Chin’ became an official name of people of Chinland. That was historically the beginning of the name became recognized as Chin by the world as our national name. The name took shaped and gradually accepted widely and most importantly internationally.<\/p>\n

The British ruled territories inhabited by ethnic Bamar under the Burma proper while other ethnic nationalities were put under Frontier Area Administration. Governor was supposed to be in charge of the Chin state, but the deputy commissioners and sub-division officers were assigned as in charge of our land as we had no shared political system at a national level. The Chins were forced as porter during World War II, therefore the Chins revolted against the British. Many were killed and imprisoned during the revolution. And other also fled to Gankaw district, which was under the Burma proper administration. They were in fact the first Chin refugees.<\/p>\n

The worst and most painful experience for the Chins occurred first in 1937 and in 1948 when the British divided Chinland into three parts; one into India, one into Burma and one into Bangladesh, without consulting the land owners, the Chins. Since then self-determination began losing its meaning among the Chins. That was also the reason why the Chins took arm and revolted against the British colonizers.<\/p>\n

The panglong agreement and the founding of the Union of Burma<\/b><\/p>\n

As the WWII came to an end, the colony powers were significantly reduced. Therefore granting Burma independence became inevitable. The British wanted the ethnic minorities to remain under the UN administration until they became self-reliance. The Burman leaders persuaded ethnic leaders by promising to form a union where all stakeholders would have equal rights. Under the leadership of Aung San, on February 12, 1947, ethnic representatives from the Shan, Kachin, Chin and Burma proper signed a historic agreement that guaranteed equal rights under federal democratic system, at Panglong, Shan state. It’s fair to say that Panglong accord gave birth to the Union of Burma. On January 4, 1948, Burma proper and other ethnic states got independence.<\/p>\n

Origin of a historic Chin National Day. <\/b><\/p>\n

In 1896, the Chin hill district headquarters were located in Falam town. This included the townships of Falam, Tedim (current Tedim and Tongzang), Haka (Current Hakha, Thantlang and Matupi). Palehwa township was made part of Burma proper and put under the administration of of Sittwe district. Townships of Kanpalet and Mindat were also made part of Burma proper and administered by Pakhuko district. In 1928, Kanpetlet township was moved to Falam district administration. If we look at history between 1929-30, we can see leaders of Kanpalet complaining about the move of their administrative headquarter and showing their concern about change in distance and that they would need to learn Laizo language and profess Christianity. They therefore made request that their township be administered by Pakhuko district, thereby they would be free from learning Laizo language or a language spoken by Falam people.<\/p>\n

However on February 20, 1948, as people firmly recognized that we are one people, the public meeting in Falam was attended by Chins across the state including people from southern Chin state; Mindat, Kanpetlet and Paletwah. Dignitaries including tribal and local chiefs and representatives from northern Chin state were also present at the meeting. The day is historically significant because:<\/p>\n