Talk:Miao people
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[edit] Establishing a Miao people article separate from Hmong people article
This is the first step towards untangling these two probelmatically intertwined articles. I discussed the major problems with the form "Miao redirecting to Hmong people" article on the Hmong people discussion page and I will not repeat those thoughts here. Basically, I have tried to focus on the status of Miao people as a recognized nationality in China with significant reference to importance of Hmong people in this group. I have also removed much of the previous description of the terminological problems (which was basically plagarized [see Hmong people Talk page for details.]) I also removed the "Early History" section which was drawn (without reference) From Quincy History of a People. His telling of myths is now largely discredited (see Hmong people Talk page fore details.) Perhaps the section can be revamped, discussing these stories in their proper context (see Culas/Michaud "A contribution to the study of Hmong (Miao) migrations and history" in Hmong/Miao in Asia for a good discussion of these issues.) I have also trimmed out other references that were only relevant to Hmong/Mong people in the US. These should be kept on the Hmong people page (which now needs a serious reworking as well.)
I hope this is a fresh start for this information and I look forward to the contributions and improvements to come. I do hope that we all work hard to maintain balance in our presentation of these sometimes contenious issues and that we use as many citations as possible (to avoid the problems of Quincy et al.)--Nposs 07:20, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] China's last native cave dwellers are ethnic Miao people
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK16706020070215
should this be included into the article? Shamishaish
- I think it would be interested to add. Nposs 19:03, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
