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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
The inhabits came from China, Red River (Nam Leng), Muong Theng, Thanh Hua, Nghe Anh, Napè. They settled in the area in 1920. The oldest person in the village named Sao Kham Kèo, Mèthao Toum Your (first girl) has been in the village for 74 years,. The French military station of Thong Pè was established afterwards.
Society
Language
Religion
Myth
Music
Dance
Indigenous Knowledge
Political Organization
Economy
Development
Trafficking
Gender
Health
Food
Weapons and Tools
Arts
They breed silk worms and and sell cotton and silk thread through the Federation of the Women based in Viengtiane represented in the village by the Khone Khène foundation (7 million kips every month).
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. |
