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The Indigenous World 2023 (37th Edition)
This year’s edition of The Indigenous World takes a closer look at Indigenous Peoples’ rights in conservation efforts. In times of a global climate and biodiversity crisis, focu...
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Indigenous data sovereignty in the Mekong Region
The Mekong region is home to over 100 indigenous and ethnically distinct communities who have struggled to retain their autonomy. While each group of indigenous and ethnic minor...
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Synthesis Report on Marginalization of Vulnerable Indigenous Peoples in Thailand
This synthesis report of marginalized and vulnerable indigenous peoples in Thailand represents the cases of 10 indigenous groups who are targets of the Project on Development of...
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Indigenous Peoples in ASEAN: Vietnam
This study provides a brief history of Vietnam’s indigenous peoples and their profile (including population; geographical location; brief information on their economic, social a...
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Lao PDR country technical note on indigenous peoples' issues
General report on the state of ethnic minority groups in Laos, with a focus on Lao Soung and Lao Theung
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GIDA-RDA COVID-19 Guidelines for Data Sharing Respecting Indigenous Data Sovereignty
The Indigenous Data Guidelines set out the minimum requirements for Indigenous-designed data approaches and standards, inclusive of Indigenous rights to data governance and deci...
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Civilising the uplands: development of rubber plantations in remote areas of Lao PDR
This paper begins with the global context of the rubber expansion. The paper then summarises what have been seen as the upland problems and some limited success to resolve the u...
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Governing Communal Land in the Lao PDR
Communally used land and resources comprise a critically important dimension of rural livelihoods in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Communal ...
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Lao Women -Documenting the Lives of Rural Women in the Uplands of Laos
The Womens Lives Project Documenting the Lives of Rural Women in the Uplands of Laos was designed by the Lao Upland Rural Advisory Services (LURAS) with the aim of learning mo...
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Alarming Crackdown on a Group of Hmong Individuals in Laos
This news article gives information on the conflict situation between Lao government and Hmong individuals in late 2018.
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Lao Ethics
This page displays the video and information on traditional products from women of ethnic groups in Laos.
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About TAEC [Lao PDR]
This page shows the profile of the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre in Laos, a local social enterprise founded in 2006 to promote the appreciation and transmission of Laos...
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Status, Roles, Rights and Obligations of Ethnic Affairs Department
This page outlines the organization of the Department of Ethnic Affairs under Lao Front for National Development, including the roles and responsibilities.
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Contrasting paternal and maternal genetic histories of Thai and Lao populations
The human demographic history of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) has not been well-studied; in particular there have been very few sequence-based studies of variation in the male...
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The identity of Hayi Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Hayi ethnic group
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The identity of Akha Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Akha ethnic group
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The identity of Hor Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Hor ethnic group
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The identity of Lolo Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Lolo ethnic group
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The identity of Syla Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Syla ethnic group
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The identity of Iumien Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Iumien ethnic group