Like most of Thailand's hill tribes, the Akha started in southern China and moved south into Myanmar (then known as Burma) where they were exposed to Christianity by British and American missionaries.

The Akha are one of the six hill tribes in the mountainous regions of Northern Thailand. The hill tribes (chao khao, literally ‘mountain people’) are considered non-Thai by the Thai authorities, and ...

The Akha tribe, for example ... The Future of the Hill TribesThe future of Thailand’s hill tribes lies in a delicate balance ...

who is known simply as Lee and is a member of the Akha hill tribe, which is found in the mountains of northern Thailand, Laos, Burma and China’s Yunnan Province. Until 2010, the Akha ...

In another northern Thai village of Baan Ajar, the sun is setting and the Akha hill tribe people are lighting fires along the dirt road to keep warm ahead of the approaching night. Beyond the ...

Like most of Thailand's hill tribes, the Akha started in southern China and moved south into Myanmar (then known as Burma) where they were exposed to Christianity by British and American missionaries.

Like most of Thailand’s hill tribes, the Akha started in southern China and moved south into Myanmar (then known as Burma) where they were exposed to Christianity by British and American ...

Like most of Thailand's hill tribes, the Akha started in southern China and moved south into Myanmar (then known as Burma) where they were exposed to Christianity by British and American missionaries.

This July 21, 2012 photo shows a woman crossing a wooden bridge over the Mae Kok River in northern Thailand ... hill tribe villages, including Karen, Lahu, Lisu, Hmong, Yao and Akha, many ...