Why in news?
The Moran community has been staging large-scale protests primarily in Assam, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. 
 
About Moran community
The Moran community is an indigenous ethnic group mainly found in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. Key features of the Moran community include:

• They belong to the Tibeto-Burman ethnic lineage, specifically within the Kachari family of tribes.
• Historically, the Morans had their own chiefdom before the Ahom kingdom's advent and later became integrated through marriage alliances.
• They originally spoke the Moran language, closely related to Dimasa, but now predominantly speak Assamese with their own dialect.
• The community followed traditional customs and allied rituals with other Kachari groups, but many converted to Vaishnavism, blending their customs with this faith.
• Their traditional territory was the Brahmaputra valley region, especially around Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, and nearby areas.
• The Morans have a strong cultural identity linked to their history as "sons of the soil" (Habungiya/Hasa in their language).
• They were major followers of the Moamaria sect which played a significant role in regional history as a rebellion group against the Ahom rule.

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