Thailand: Schoolchildren at the local school still wear Tai Dam traditional clothing to school, Ban Na Pa Nat Tai Dam Cultural Village, Loei Province

The Tai Dam or Black Tai are an ethnic group found in parts of Laos, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. Tai Dam speakers in China are classified as part of the Dai nationality along with almost all the other Tai peoples. But in Vietnam they are given their own nationality (with the White Tai) where they are classified as the Thái nationality (meaning Tai people). The Tai Dam originate from the vicinity of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam.

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David Henley

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Pictures From Asia

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BLACK TAI