PDF The Central Highlands of Vietnam are the abode of the Degar people who not long ago lived in a world that they themselves evolved and sustained.
Long before Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam became nations in the modern sense, the Degar people, known collectively by the French word Montagnards, lived in this area. After the French turned over government control to the Vietnamese, Montagnard independence was destroyed. The separate Montagnard state was abolished, traditional lands were seized by ethnic Vietnamese, and Montagnard languages were replaced by Vietnamese in the schools. Today the Degar people are in danger of extinction after years of relentless repression and religious persecution.
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Who are Degar?
Print PDF The Degar people are the indigenous people of the Indochina; majority of Degar people are in Central Highland of Vietnam and over 100,000 are in northern part of Cambodia mainly in Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri provinces. More on the […]
Montagnard Dega, or Degar, are they different group of people?
Print PDF Montagnard is the French word refers to our people during their colonization of ourlands from 1895-1954. Degar is the combination of two words: DE= Dega people and GAR = all tribes .Theoretically, DEGAR or DEGA is a name […]
I have a friend who came from Laos, and he considered himself a Montagnard, so what is the different between his Montagnard and your Montagnard?
Print PDF When Indochina was under France control, the French referred to all people who live in the highland as Montagnards, which means Highlanders. Highlanders, which include Hmong, Nung, Man, Meo etc. in the northern part of Indochina were referred […]
Please tell me when and why the word “DEGAR” to refer to your people.
Print PDF Please tell me when and why the word “DEGAR” to refer to your people. My Degar friend tells me that “DEGA” or “DEGAR” is refering to same people. The VN people use DEGA because most of the VN […]
Degar language, which many Degar Montagnard people speak, is also the language being used by Rade group? When was Rade language created?
Print PDF In the 1920′s, the Rade language in its written form was created by French educated Rade educators. Some of the characters and symbols in the Rade language were adopted from the French, Spanish, and Czech languages. The Rade […]
What is the main thrust Montagnard Foundation, Inc.?
Print PDF The main thrust of Montagnard Foundation, Inc. is to bring specific human rights grievances to the attention of the international communities; consequently, pressure the Vietnamese authorities for their redress. Click here to understand more about Degar’s Aspiration
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