The Ethnically Diverse on Cultural Identity in Nan Province

Abstract

Historically, Nan Province was an area known to be settled by many different cultural groups, this is widely documented in many primary sources. The geographical location of Nan is on the eastern side of the Lanna Kingdom which helped in forging good relations and trade with Luang Prabang, since the Lan Chang Kingdom period. The settlement of various ethnic groups has been mentioned as far back as the 18th century, after which they spread to the highlands of the North. This research studies the ethnic groups: Lua, Mien, Tai Lue, Tai Yuan, Tai Yai, across the areas of ​​the Mueang Nan District, Tha Wang Pha District and Pua District in Nan Province. There are 2 main research objectives, firstly, to study the influence of ethnic groups in Nan Province's cultural identity, and secondly, to study the cultural integration in Nan Province's cultural identity.