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Indigenous Peoples of Tibet
By flashgordonweb | July 26, 2008
The Qinghai-Tibet plateau, home to approximately six million indigenous Tibetans, was historically divided into three provinces: U-tsang, Kham, and Amdo. Today, after the invasion by China, U-stang has been designated the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Encompassing the central part of the plateau, in which the Tibetan capital of Lhasa is located, the province is also called Xizang (XAR) by the Chinese. Both Kham and Amdo are considered separate jurisdictional units encompassed within four contemporary Chinese provinces: Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan.
According to archaeologists, indigenous Tibetans have been living in their homeland for at least 3,000 years. Folklore traces many cultural origins back to the same time, if not further. Historically composed of numerous tribal groups known as the Ch’iang, the indigenous Tibetans slowly expanded, primarily along the broad Tsangpo River Valley - particularly the Yarlung Valley branch known as the “Valley of the Kings.”
Read more about the indigenous peoples of Tibet and organizations working to help them here.
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