The O Du people are innovating.
(Baonghean.vn) - The O Du ethnic group is the smallest minority community in Nghe An province, with a population of less than 1,000 people. Tuong Duong district is also the only locality in the country where the O Du people live. Living along the banks of the Nam Non and Nam Mo rivers, the O Du people once had their own language and writing system, but over time it has faded and disappeared. This community also faces the risk of cultural and ethnic change. To date, with the attention of the Party and the State, the O Du people have undergone many changes.
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| The O Du people primarily make their living through slash-and-burn agriculture, gathering, and hunting. In 2006, with the construction of the Ban Ve Hydroelectric Power Plant, the O Du people were relocated to Van Mon village, Nga My commune, Tuong Duong district. The photo shows the Van Mon village community cultural center. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| After years of settling in their new land, the O Du people have gradually changed their way of thinking and doing things to adapt to life. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| In their production and daily lives, the O Du people still retain many aspects of their ethnic culture. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Most O Du men know how to weave fishing nets. This is also a tradition of this community. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The O Du people are now accustomed to raising large livestock. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Instead of letting their livestock roam freely in the forest, the villagers have been raising them in enclosures and growing their own elephant grass and milk grass to feed them. The photo shows an O Du person carrying grass back for their cows. Photo: Dinh Tuan. |
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| A vegetable garden belonging to the O Du people in Van Mon village. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| An O Du woman tends to her vegetable garden. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Many houses of the O Du people are not much different from those of the Thai ethnic group. This shows that the culture of this community has been mixed and encroached upon over time. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
