Thursday, March 6, 2014
Brief history of the Palaung People and the Situation of the Palaung Land
The
Palaung people are one of the indigenous nationalities of the
multi-national country that is the Union of Burma. The Palaung people
have a long history and a strong sense of their unique identity. They
have their own language and literature, a distinctive traditional
culture, their own territory and a self-sufficient economy. The Palaung
are predominantly Buddhist with less then ten percent animist and
Christians.
The
Palaung people number over one million, and most live in the mountains
of the north-western Shan State. However,...
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