Nocte is a major tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, whose ancestry can be traced back to the Hukong Valley in Myanmar. Their language falls within Tibeto-Burman group.
With a population of more than 1,00,000, the Noctes live in the Patkai Hills of Tirap and Rajanagar in Changlang. A hundred families migrated to Assam in the 1800s and now live in Pontuan, Naharkatia.
The Nocte tribe is known for their chieftainship practice, administrative skills with grassroot level of democracy, salt trade, flintlock rifles, wood crafts, rich culture and head-hunting.
James Lowangcha Wanglat
Former Home, Finance and Supplies Minister
Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Wangpha Lowang
Former Health and Education Minister
Former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Dr. Wanglit Mongchan
PhD (Linguistics) and Assistant Professor
Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies
Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh
Prof. Sumpam Tangjang
PhD (Botany)
Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh
Post Doc Researcher at University of Florida
Ranphoa Ngowa
Indian Forest Service
Additional Secretary, Department of Education
Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Thajam Aboh
Artist and Former Legislature
Khonsa West, Tirap Arunachal Pradesh
Chalit Sumnyan
MA, M.Phil (North-East Indian History)
Assistant Professor, Department of History
Wangcha Rajkumar Govt. College, Deomali
Neelam Rupa
M.A., M.Phil
Head of Department, Sociology
Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat