Akha |
Arakanese |
Chin |
Danau |
Kachin |
Karen |
Karenni |
Kokang |
Kuki |
Mon |
Nagas |
Rohingya |
Shan |
Tavoyan |
Wa |
| Shan |
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| Indigenous Group |
Shan |
| Location |
Every part of Burma, but the
Shan state is in the mid-to-north-eastern portion of Burma |
| Estimated Population |
3.8 million in Burma (2003, CIA World Factbook). |
| Environment |
Mountains and fertile valleys |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated but a few
communities attempt to maintain their traditional ways. |
| Language Family |
Shan
Classification: Tai-Kadai language family.
Dialects: Kokant Shan and Tai Mao (also known as Mao, Maw, Mau, Tai Long, or
Northern Shan). |
| Website URLs |
http://www.shanland.org
http://www.shanwomen.org
http://www.unpo.org/...
http://www.surkhanfa.com
http://www.friends-of-shan.de (German) |
| NGOs |
Shan Women's Action Network, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation, Friends Of Shan (Germany). |
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