Lue is an ethnic group in Tai Lue language group. It origin was in SipSongPanna,
Yunnan in the south of China. Lue has immigrated to Northern Thailand more than
200 years ago. They live in many districts in Nan. The old typical Lue culture can be seen from architectural forms of temples such as in Wat Prathat Chae Hang,
Wat Phumin and Wat Nong Bua. Most of Lue are farmers. They grow rice,
other cash crops and animal feeding, handicraft is also well-know among Lue.
Hand-weaving bring quite a good income and local attractions. There are both nuclear and extended in Lue family system. After marriage, the couple will live
with wife’s family for a few years, then they will separate a new house in the case
of inadequate of labour, the wife will move to live with her husband family forever,
but it means that both had lived in wife family for sometime. Lue belief system is mingled form, that is they believe in spirit and Buddhism. Traditional merit making ceremonies are practiced in various chances like Thai in low land.

Mlabri hilltribe, called by villagers in the North because the people of this tribe
do not like to live permanently in one place. That is, they like wandering in jungles
to get food by hunting or picking fruits.They build huts roofed with leaves to stay while going out to look for food but when there is not enough food there and
they find it difficult to get food, they always move to other areas when the leaves
of the huts roofs just become yellow. Beside, whenever they see strangers or
other tribes, they are suspicious or not trusty and then flee away immediately. Therefore, they are called Phi Tong Luang but they prefer the name " Mlabri "

The earliest group of the Hmong migrated to Nan area through the South of
the Pua District more than one century ago. They have settled on the high plains near the streams in almost every District of Nan. The present population is over 9,000 settling down on high and cool land. There are approximately 30 houses
in one village, most villagers are relatives. The house are build on the ground
with thatches, or Tao-leaf roofs and woven bamboo walls within window.
The Hmong earns their living by growing crops, animal farming and hunting,
Hmong women make their own batik clothing from marijuana fiber. They adapt themselves quite well to the low land way of life through the contact with the city people. The Hmong social organization is based on patrilineal descent.
After marriage, the women live with their husband’s family and worship their husbands ancestral spirits. Their main belief is animism which plays and important role in the Hmong’s way of life.

The Meins or Yaos were originally from central China. Some of them migrated to Nan one century ago.
The present population of the Meins in this slopes ( more than 1,000 meters above the sea ) with their houses similar
to those of the Hmongs. Costumes of the Meins are usually dark blue or black in color. Women wear costume decorated with their typical embroidery and hemming, they also apply grease to their hair and put on turgans. Meins’s way of life and social system are similar to those of Hmong. Chiefs rule over than villagers, and equally important are shamans
who conducts religious rites and ceremonies.

Htin mostly live on the hill and in the valleys later isolate from other people. They build their house with local material such as wood, bamboo glass rattan. After marriage a husband will live with his wife family. Thus there are usually three generations living together. Htin mainly eat glutinous rice. Hunting and gathering is main sources of food apart from agriculture. Some can produce salt from underground – water. In those day they practice barter system both among themselves and with neighbours. A lot of them gain their extra income from being wage labourer.
These people believe in animism. They will ask help and protection from spirits. Thus animism plays an important role
in Htin’s society especially as social control.