Degar
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Degar are an indigenous ethnic group from Vietnam’s Central Highlands, historically known as Montagnards and recognized for their distinct cultures, languages, and resistance to outside domination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Degar canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Montagnard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montagnard peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Montagnards NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain people ⓘ |
| collectiveTermFor | multiple highland ethnic minorities in Vietnam ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalPractice |
communal longhouses in some groups
ⓘ
gong music traditions ⓘ ritual buffalo sacrifice in some groups ⓘ |
| diasporaCommunity |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced |
displacement
ⓘ
land confiscation ⓘ religious persecution allegations ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
Annamite Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Highlands plateaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinct |
cultures
ⓘ
customs ⓘ languages ⓘ religious practices ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
allies of French forces in First Indochina War
ⓘ
allies of United States during Vietnam War ⓘ |
| includesSubgroup |
Bahnar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ede people NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Koho people NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhade people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
autonomy movements
ⓘ
land rights activism ⓘ resistance to outside domination ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austroasiatic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | FULRO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Central Highlands of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous peoples of Vietnam ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| settlementType | upland villages ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
forest product collection
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.