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 most prominent of these include the Karen, Hmong, Lahu, Akha, and Mien tribes. These groups have migrated to the region over centuries, some from neighbouring countries such as Myanmar ...

Akha tribe, the founder of Ban Hin Taek. On the map of Thailand, there is a place that points to Shan State in Burma with a finger at the very northeastern end. It is Ban Hin Taek (The Village of ...

This headdress is a souvenir that tells the story of how politics, tourism, and contact with other cultures have affected the ways of living of the Akha hill tribes in Northern Thailand.