Chau Ro

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The Chau Ro are an indigenous ethnic minority group in southern Vietnam, traditionally living in the forests and uplands of provinces such as Dong Nai and practicing swidden agriculture and animist beliefs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
continent Asia
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
culturalArea Truong Son–Tay Nguyen cultural space NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupIn Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Vietnamese highlands
governmentClassification official ethnic minority of Vietnam
housingMaterial bamboo
wood
housingType stilt houses
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED
livelihoodChange increasing sedentarization
integration into market economy
minorityStatus numerically small population
neighboringEthnicGroups Cho Ro (other local groups)
Ma people NERFINISHED
Stieng people NERFINISHED
recognizedAs ethnic minority in Vietnam
region southern Vietnam NERFINISHED
religion animist beliefs
socialOrganization village-based communities
spiritualPractice ancestor veneration
spirit worship
traditionalBeliefSystem animism
traditionalCrops cassava
maize
rice
traditionalEconomy forest product gathering
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHabitat forested areas
upland areas
traditionalMusic gong ensembles
percussion instruments
traditionalRituals agricultural rituals
forest spirit rituals
harvest ceremonies
traditionalSettlementProvince Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province NERFINISHED
Binh Thuan Province NERFINISHED
Dong Nai Province NERFINISHED
traditionalSubsistence shifting cultivation
swidden agriculture

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