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Thailand Ethnic Groups
Seven major hill tribes in Northern Thailand: Each has a distinct language and culture Ancestral origins: Burma, Laos, and ultimately, China Some preserve an oral genealogy tradition
 * Karen, Akha, Lahu, Hmong, Mien, Lisu, and Palaung

Other ethnic groups: Thai, Malay, Khmer

Karen/Kariang People
The Karen/Kariang people are one of the largest hill tribes in Southeast Asia. Oral history project at Chiang Mai University
 * Southern and Southeastern Burma (7 M)
 * Northern Thailand (400 K), by far the largest hill tribe
 * United States (65,000), diaspora began in 2000
 * Heterogeneous ethnicities