Thai Population
La population Thaïe
Thailand is well known for the many ethnies and "mountain
tribes" that can be found there:
La Thaïlande est bien connue pour la divesité
des ethnies qui s'y trouvent:
Les groupes ethniques minoritaires
Highland
Economic and Social Development Promotion Office (HESDPO): based in
Chiang Mai, gives a good overview of the Thai government policy, the HESDPO
organization, structure, goals and their implementation and actions (mainly:
training, social and agricultural development).
Tribal
Research Institute: based also in Chiang Mai, gives a description of
each tribe, the profile of the institute and a good bibliography for people
interested in the subject.
Tribal
Museum: Site of the Museum located in Chiang Mai. It has an extensive
collection presenting the culture and changing life-style of the hill tribe
people.
Site
de Bernard Cloutier: beaucoup de bonnes choses sur ce site! Pour la
partie qui nous intéresse ici, toute une rubrique abondamment illustrée
sur les tribus montagnardes et principalement les Karen, Akha, Lisu, Palaung
et Lahu.
