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Hill tribes – Northern Thailan d

Examine the impact of cultural diffusion on one indigenous and remote society through the influence of international interactions. Hill tribes – Northern Thailan d.

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Hill tribes – Northern Thailan d

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  1. Examine the impact of cultural diffusion on oneindigenous and remote society through the influence ofinternational interactions.

  2. Hill tribes – Northern Thailand

  3. Examine the impact of cultural diffusion on one indigenous and remote society through the influence of international interactions Akah Hill Tribes. Northern Thailand Location of Akah Hill Tribe, Northern Thailand Ideas Reduction in friction of distance, tourism, trade, aid, migration, market access, agro industrialisation

  4. Spontaneous migration • Moved freely through borders • Now restricted • Make up 12% of population of Northern Thailand

  5. Akha People • Northern Thailand • Primarily agricultural economy – shifting cultivation • Language – Akha • Population of around 400 000 in total distributed in Thailand, Burma, Laos and China • One of the largest hill tribes in Northern Thailand

  6. Decreasing frictional effect of distance: • Growth of tourism in Northern Thailand due to…… • Links to Butler model

  7. The good • Increased access to goods e.g. transport (cars, motorbikes) • Access to markets for agricultural goods • Shift towards cash crops e.g. soya beans, mangoes. • Maintenance of cultural traits for the benefit of tourists (dress, goods) • Potential to improve rates of literacy at local schools. • Increasing recognition of the issues facing indigenous groups through increase socio cultural interactions.

  8. The bad • Few Akha people in Thailand are recognised as citizens • Enforcement of political boarders in past 100 years • Therefore a lack of political infrastructure to support indigenous populations • Therefore have no rights to state education, employment, visas. • Not eligible for ID cards in Thailand OR Burma

  9. The government of Thailand has restricted shifting cultivation leading to more sedentary life styles • Ecological decline threatens the Akha’s way of life. • A shift towards opium farming for some.

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