Themarou People
The Thémarou is a tiny and little-known Vietic ethnic group of Laos, indigenous of the Nakai-Nam Theun National Park Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in Nakai District, Khammouane Province, Laos, is one of the last remaining wildernesses in Southeast Asia. Nakai-Nam Theun covers approximately 4,270 km2 of the Annamite Range and the adjacent Nakai Plateau in .... Themarou people live in the upper Nam Theun River.Chamberlain, James R. 2018. A Kri-Mol (Vietic) Bestiary: Prolegomena to the Study of Ethnozoology in the Northern Annamites'Kyoto Working Papers on Area StudiesNo. 133. Kyoto: Kyoto University. Their current population is 47 (2019 census). Like many Vietic type I groups, the Themarou are in very endangered and critical livelihoods, caused by the effect of NT2 Project's relocation program for indigenous peoples. Like the Atel and the Mlengbrou, the Themarou have a special relationship with the dholes (an Asiatic wild dog) and the crows, however they only prefer ...
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