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 ...

Nestled in the northern mountains of Thailand, the hill tribes are a mosaic of ... of these include the Karen, Hmong, Lahu, Akha, and Mien tribes. These groups have migrated to the region over ...

Like the other hill tribes ... traditional Akha clothing started to disappear from everyday life by the 1990s. A different attire including T-shirts and jeans became part of the Akha’s daily clothing ...