Padam people

They inhabits in the region of upper siang, east siang, lower Dibang valley and parts of Lohit and Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh Although it is almost 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Pasighat, their land resides in the Upper Siang district, throughout the Lower Dibang Valley, and makes up about 50 percent of the Lohit district.

Their indigenous land is watered by the Yamne River flowing through the valley.

The Padam people eat birds and animals, such as pigs, cows, and mithun.

They are great hunters and usually have licensed guns and eyok (long metal swords).

Traditional clothing for men includes red, blue, brown or black coats with various designs & patterns mostly Tibetan manufactured and a cotton cloth on the bottom, varieties of bamboo helmets decorated with boar teeth, bear hairs or red-dyed yak tails, and naturally colored stones worn as a necklace called tadok.