What happened to the mountain Yard people in Vietnam?

What happened to the mountain Yard people in Vietnam?

Most of the Montagnards who succeeded in escaping from Vietnam and reaching the United States crossed the Vietnamese border into neighboring Cambodia and then moved on into Thailand. And most of these refugees, some 12,000, now live in North Carolina.

Who were the mountain people in Vietnam?

The indigenous Montagnards, recruited into service by the American Special Forces in Vietnam’s mountain highlands, defended villages against the Viet Cong and served as rapid response forces.

Who were the Mountain yards?

The Americans soldiers mispronounced the word Montagnard and named them “Mountain Yards,” which was then shorten to “Yards.” The Mountain Yards refer to themselves as “Dega.” For the purpose of brevity, they will be referred to as the Yards in this article.

What language do Montagnard speak?

In Vietnam the Montagnards include speakers of Mon-Khmer languages such as the Bahnar, Mnong, and Sedang and speakers of Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) languages such as the Jarai, Roglai, and Rade (Rhade). They mostly grow rice, using shifting cultivation.

Was Vietnam like Apocalypse Now?

It was liberally adapted. Apocalypse now is not necessarily a war movie, it is a re telling of Conrad’s “Hearts of Darkness” set in Vietnam. It bears no resemblance to the Vietnam war. Probably Oliver Stone’s platoon would work, Stone served in Vietnam.

Are Montagnards Vietnamese?

In Vietnamese, they are known by the term người Thượng ( lit. ‘highlanders’), although this term can also be applied to other minority ethnic groups in Vietnam. Most of those living in America refer to themselves as Montagnards, while those living in Vietnam refer to themselves by their individual ethnic group.

Where do the Montagnards live?

Montagnards, or Dega as they call themselves, are a tribal people of the Malayo-Polynesian and Mon Khmer language groups, some 30 tribes of which live in the central highlands of Vietnam.

Was a real bull killed in Apocalypse Now?

It really happened: The animal (a water buffalo, or carabao) was killed – but not for the film. The tribe in the film was a real indigenous tribe that lived in the area, and they had already decided to slaughter it. Coppola merely decided to film the event.

Why is Apocalypse Now Rated R?

Rated R for disturbing violent content including bloody images, strong language, sexual content and some drug use. Colonel Kurtz is an ex commando whose gone completely insane from seeing too much carnage and war violence and he creates his own little kingdom of savage villagers.

Who are the Montagnard people in the Vietnam War?

1st Cav LRRP Montagnards scanning for enemy troops, March 1968. The Montagnard are indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The term Montagnard means “people of the mountain” in French and is a carryover from the French protectorate period in Vietnam.

What did the indigenous people in Vietnam call themselves?

In modern Vietnam, both terms are archaic, and indigenous ethnic groups are referred to as Đồng bào ( lit. ‘compatriot’) or Người dân tộc thiểu số ( lit. ‘minority people’). Earlier they were referred to pejoratively as the mọi.

Where are the hill tribes located in Vietnam?

Undoubtedly the most colourful of the hill tribes reside in the Northwest and Northeast, in the plush mountain territory along the Lao and Chinese borders, while many of the tribes in the Central Highlands and the south can be difficult to distinguish, at least by dress alone, from ordinary Vietnamese.

Who are the people of the central highlands of Vietnam?

The Degar, also known as Montagnard, are the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.