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The region is inhabited by the Brokpas — an exonym, used by the Ladakhis (lit. Highlanders) —, who are a sub-group of the Shin people.{{sfnp|Nicolaus|2015}} From their oral history, it can be reasoned that Dah-Hanu region was first occupied c. 10th century by a group of migratory Shinas who practiced the largely-animist ancient Dardic religion, and staked claim to the Minaro ethnic identity.{{sfnp|Nicolaus|2015}} About six hundred years hence, another group of Shinas — influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism — migrated to Dah-Hanu, fomenting a conflict but yet chose to live together.{{sfnp|Nicolaus|2015}} That they were not influenced by Islam to any significant extent perhaps allowed them to maintain a unique culture unlike most of neighboring Shinas.{{sfnp|Nicolaus |2015}}<ref name="Divya_2019" group="web" />
In 1880, [[Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner|G. W. Leitner]], a British orientalist, called the Brokpas "remnants of an ancient and pure Aryan race" — this trope would be reinforced by other colonial administrators, effectively exoticising them.<ref name=":0" /> In 1980, [[H. P. S. Ahluwalia]] reported having met three German Neo-nazi female tourists who attended a Brokpa festival and hoped to be impregnated by the "pure Aryans".{{sfnp|Friese|2000}}
Nonetheless, over time, the Brokpas themselves have imbibed the Aryan characterization to the extent of tracing descent from Alexander's army.<ref group="web">{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Akshai |date=2010-01-01 |title=Who went where, when? On the trail of the first people in India |url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/retY51tHFRe5ZH6NeiU7QI/Who-went-where-when-On-the-trail-of-the-first-people-in-In.html |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-03 |title=The Last of the Aryans |url=https://openthemagazine.com/art-culture/the-last-of-the-aryans/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Open The Magazine |language=en-GB |quote=Among Brokpas themselves, an awareness of their ‘Aryanness’ has spread far and wide with the influx of tourists and others drawn by the tag. Within just decades, the process of exoticising is firmly and disturbingly in place. Aware of Aryan looks and cultural traits, Brokpas are now seen to seek these out in themselves.}}</ref> During the 2003 elections to the Kargil Hill Council, they had claimed representation to the minority seats based on their Aryan identity, among other factors.<ref name=":0">{{Cite thesis |last=Bhan |first=Mona |title=Visible Margins: State, Identity & Development among Brogpas of Ladakh (India) |date=2006 |publisher=Rutgers University |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/305292033}}</ref> As of 2014, some Brogpas have even changed their surnames to "Aryan".<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Pictures: The last Aryans |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2014/7/14/in-pictures-the-last-aryans |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
=== Aryan Valley neologism ===
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