The Ao are one of the major Naga tribes of Nagaland , Northeast India . They were the first Naga tribe to embrace Christianity and by virtue of this development the Aos availed themselves to Western education that came along with Christianity . In the process the Aos became the pioneering tribe among the Nagas in many fields. Christianity first entered into the Ao territory when an American Baptist missionary, Edwin W. Clark , reached an Ao village called Molungkimong in 1872. Their main territory is from Tsula (Dikhu) Valley in the east to Tsurang (Disai) Valley in the west in Mokokchung district . They are well known for multiple harvest festivals held each year. Contents 1 Distribution 2 Religion 3 See also 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External links Distribution [ edit ] The total population of Ao Naga in Nagaland is almost 227,000 according to the 2011 census. Ao Nagas are found in the north-eastern part of N...
The origin of the Nagas is not know, believed to be from China that migrated south of the Himalayas. The first record of China people in India is from around the 10th century B.C. Based on linguistic evidence, it is believed that the Nagas and other Indians of Chinese descent originated in a region between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers in northwestern China and arrived in India in several waves of migrations that took place over several centuries after Aryans arrived.