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   Lak Xao (multiple groups)

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Geographic Setting

Population: 24,000
Terrain: Valley surrounded by scenic limestone formations at the northern edge of the Annamite Mountain range which divides Laos from Vietnam on its Eastern border.

View of Village and Mountains

Ecosystem

Habitat

History

Society

Language

Religion

Myth

Music

Dance

Indigenous Knowledge

Political Organization

Economy

This small town offers a market where minority groups bring forest vegetables and animals to sell.

Market
Market

Development

Trafficking

Gender

Health

Food

Mak Xane
Mak Phet (Chili Pepper) , Mak Xane, Mak Pi (Banana Flower)
Basket of Norkheme
Na Ye, Na Tao, NaWai
Phak Nam, No Boun
Nor Sane and Dead Rodents

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.

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