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Geographic Setting
Terrain: Scenic limestone formations at the northern edge of the Annamite Mountain range which divides Laos from Vietnam on its Eastern border.
Ecosystem
Habitat
History
They came from
Xamteu
(M. Kouan, M. Na). The first village called
Ban Na Vieng was located 2km of their current village, Ban Bo, on the road from Lak Xao.
Society
Language
Religion
They have village spirits which they call "Thao Thep Boun Heuang" at the southern entrance of their village which is the road entering their village from Lao Xao.
They offer chao lam to the spirits of their parents.
Myth
Music
Dance
Indigenous Knowledge
Political Organization
Economy
Development
Trafficking
Gender
Health
Food
Weapons and Tools
Arts
Clothing
Games
Portraits
References
All documentation on these pages was collected by the Ethnographic data bank of Laos through the Institute of Cultural Research, Laos P.D.R. |
