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1. Name: kohsal - good deed

2. (Identify the character's culture) They live mainly in the mountain that are not very populated, they also live in tents that are placed in circles. In the middle is a communal house. Then, to show their territory they will have ritual gates that shows where the territory starts and who's land it is. They are not just one group of people. Within the Brao people there are many more subgroups and tribes that are made. Each will live within their own group, but are still the same people.

3. (Identify the character's language, beliefs, values, and behaviors. Explain how those characteristic would be beneficial in their role of Goodwill Ambassador.)

These people are a divers Mon-Khmer language speaking ethnic group. This is beneficial to the Goodwill Ambassador because they can communicate not only within the people of their group, but also with others that are not in their group and doesn't know their culture. They can talk to others and share their cultures and help others which is what the Goodwill people are looking for.

Dark skin black haired people. Ear lobes are very stretched out from wearing elephant tusks, they may also have tattoos of bears on their faces.

Present-Day, these people can be found in the Ratanakiri and Sting Treng provinces northeast of Cambodia, about half of 60,000 Brao people live in Laos as the other half is closer to Cambodia. This will allow these people to not only spread the word to the people in one area but in a different place that others may not be able to get to. This will help greatly with looking at the fact that these people know how to speak more than one language and are spread out.

The Brao people rely heavily on nature to feeding them and keeping them alive. They mainly go fishing and hunt small animals, but also gather some non-timber forest products. Only recently have the Braos start to harvest rice, which originally came from the lowland people.

They are animists, believing in a wide variety of malevolent spirits. With the belief the are frequently sacrificing animals to please these spirits.

The power within the tribes are distributed to several people within the tribes, but there are always times when the power is unequal and someone else may have more power than others.

The dead is put in a hallowed log and burned after being danced and sang to. Later they will build a little hut on top of the grave.

The more brass bracelet the women wears the wealthier the family is.

If their crops fail and they are losing food, they will usually blame it on the spirits.

Believe the spirits controls the sky, ground, rain, sun, moon, life, wind, and death.

Men tie their hands up and wear katiew or loincloth. Women where kado sinh (long dress with black and strips)

4. (Identify any culturally-related challenges that would impede their success as a Goodwill Ambassador. In other words, what about their culture would be viewed as undesirable)

The fact that they are sacrificing animals to something they believe in may have an effect on the way people see them as a Goodwill Ambassador.

The Braos are poor and do not have enough money for education. This could lead them to not having enough education for the Goodwill Ambassador program.

They also do a lot of illegal logging, this could also effect their chances of Goodwill.

5. Become totally familiar with the character's culture.

6. Citations

Baird, Ian G. "Spaces of Resistance: The Ethnic Brao People and the International Border Between Laos and Cambodia." //Khmerstudies.org //. N.p., n.d.  Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

"Brao of Cambodia Ethnic People Profile." //RSS//. Joshua Project, n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

Tikeo, Phon. "Brao Culture Facing Modern Challenges." //Lao Voices RSS //. Lao Voices, 17 Mar. 2012. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

__ Items to be discussed in the debate: __ 1. Culture 2. Important Aspects of Culture 3. How cultures relate to each other 4. Cultural Change and Globalization

http://www.khmerstudies.org/download-files/publications/Conference_Proceeding/02_part_01_1_Ian%20G.%20Baird.pdf

http://www.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?peo3=10960&rog3=CB

http://laovoices.com/brao-culture-facing-modern-challenges/