In 1937, a Vietnamese
Montagnard village chief by the name of Sam Bam announced that his daughter had given birth to a python. The
Montagnards began to stop cultivating their land, because they believed that this
python was the Python God (''Dieu Python'') sent to rid the Central Highlands of
Vietnam, of all foreigners. People began to attack the French because they had been given "magical water" which were to make them invulnerable to French bullets. This rebellion was quickly repressed by the
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
.
The French interpreted this rebellion as an expression of dissatisfaction of colonial rule; later the Catholic mission interpreted this as a movement stirred by sorcerers with Viet. This revived the anthropological tradition of having ethnographic material performed on the region for the benefit of the colonial government.
See also
*
Montagnard Foundation
References
* AOM Gougal F 03.79 : , 9/1937.
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20th century in Vietnam
Conflicts in 1937
Rebellions in Asia
Rebellions in Vietnam
French Indochina
1937 in Vietnam
Violence against indigenous peoples