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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