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UNSETTLING MOVES

UNSETTLING MOVES

The Wa resettlement program in Eastern Shan State (19992001)

The Lahu National Development Organisation

April 2002

The Lahu National Development Organisation

The Lahu National Development Organisation was set up by a group of leading Lahu democracy activists in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in March 1997 to promote the welfare and well-being of the Lahu people, including the promotion of alternatives to growing opium.

The objectives of the LNDO are:

-	To promote democracy and human rights in Shan State, with particular attention paid to Lahu
-	To promote increased understanding among the Lahu, Wa, Pa-O, Palaung and Shan of human rights, democracy, federalism, community development and health issues
-	To develop unity and cooperation among the Lahu and other highlanders from Shan State and to provide opportunities for development of civic leadership skills among local groups.

Contact details: P.O.Box 227, Chiang Mai GPO, Thailand 5000

e-mail: <lndorg@yahoo.com>

CONTENTS

Preface by LNDO
Preface by Wa National Organisation leader
Executive Summary
General background of the Wa
The Exodus
		The rationale
		Choice of villagers to be resettled
		Preparation for the move
		The journey
		The vacated villages
Arrival of the Settlers
		Resettlement locations
		The new settlements
		Opium growing
		Sickness and death
		The Chinese connection
Effects on original inhabitants in the south
		Mong Hsat township
		Mong Ton township
		Tachilek township
		Total numbers affected by the resettlement
Conclusion and Recommendations
Appendices
---	1.		Village tracts in northern Wa area chosen in 1994 by UWSP for resettlement
	2.		List of northern Wa villages partially or totally resettled to Southern Shan State
	3.		Lists of populations of villagers from northern Wa area resettled in the south
	4.		Lists of original villages in areas to which Wa were resettled
	5.		Newspaper article on epidemic among Wa settlers
	6.		Selected LNDO Interviews

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