Cultural Ecology of Isaan Ethnic in Ban Rong Wai, Dong Mahawan, Wiang Chiang Rung District, Chiang Rai; Province

Abstract

                  This research aimed to study 1) the environment, social and cultural situation of Ban Rong Wai. Dong Mahawan, Wiang Chiang Rung District, Chiang Rai Province; 2) the relationship between the physical, the environment, and the cultural society of Ban Rong Wai; 3) the transformation of the Cultural Ecology of the ethnic groups from Isaan; and 4) the economic development, society, culture, and the environment of Ban Rong Wai, Dong Mahawan, Wiang Chiang Rung District Chiang Rai Province Use of qualitative research methods, according to the study, to collect data with observations, interviews and community forum in the Rong Wai Community Moo 2 and Moo 11 Dong Mahawan Sub-district, Wiang Chiang Rung district, Chiang Rai Province.

                   The results of this research found that environment, social and cultural situation of Rong Wai Community was as follows. The village was settled before the year b.e. 2500, the size of the community, the initial population was 50 homes in B.E. 2541 (1998), the community was separated into two villages, according to the administrative divisions, and the expansion of the household. The Moo 2, the original and the Ban Mai Rong Wai Moo 11, large community was semirural. The urban communities were characterized by having a temple, a center for rattan, belief and faith tradition in Buddhist; and a learning source. The section on ecological changes of the relationship between physical. Environmental, social, cultural of Rong Wai Community was revealed that social and cultural changes of slit Wicker was in accordance with the changes of today's world. More over the factors that affected the change consists of subsistence economy, both within the community and outside the community; ecology principles involved with the planning, development, management, agriculture, relevant to the lives of people, Ban Rong Wai was showed in the past and the present, any action to increase agricultural productivity was important and affected the physical environment, both in a positive way and biometrics in a negative way. . The section studies in economic development, society, culture and environment of the Ban Rong Wai Community Dong Mahawan Sub-district Wiang Chiang Rung District Chiang Rai Province could offer guidance on the development of community whish gathered from the social community forum with villagers, leaders and representatives of various groups in the community and authorities. The guideline for economic development, social, cultural and environmental quality of the community should be integrated in a consideration of the effect on the quality of life for people in the community, to be self-reliant communities and impact on environmental sustainability.