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Back in the Vietnam war era, Lair started and ran a covert war in Thailand's Southeast Asian neighbor, Laos, where he worked closely with a Laotian hilltribe, the Hmong.
Roger Warner: The Underperformers: How Key U.S. Officials Have Shaped a Tribal Crisis 2009
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At the core of Lair's operation was a Laotian hilltribe, the Hmong.
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From the exhibition profits, the artist will donate 20% to Burmese and Karen a hilltribe ethnic group artists living in Thailand.
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Below, each of the hilltribe.org team introduces themselves in their native language.
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Zackary Sholem Berger sent me a link to a page created by a friend of his on the hilltribe.org site:The hilltribe.org team has eight native languages, nine if you count Chinese which is spoken in Laosan's village.
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The government, which has a long history of mistrust with ethnic hilltribe groups like the Hmong, arrested an unidentified number of "extremists" and dispersed a crowd of about 5,000.
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Partnering with poor, marginalised ethnic hilltribe communities in the Wiang Pa Pao and Mae
WN.com - Articles related to Exclusive: John Legend's 'Inspiring Week In Africa,' In His Own Words 2010
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Leading the elephants through the streets of Chiang Saen town were a collection of Parong hilltribe people dressed in their vibrant traditional costumes, a marching band performing a northern Thai medley, tiny dancing girls, a gaggle of breathtaking beauty queens in ancient Thai costumes and massive floral offerings carried by stalwart young men outfitted in similarly traditional style.
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At the core of Lair's operation was a Laotian hilltribe, the Hmong.
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When we finally reached the first hilltribe village we were all knackered, but very excited to be there!
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