Lisu people

The Lisu people (Lisu: ꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ; Burmese: လီဆူလူမျိုး, [lìsʰù]; Chinese: 傈僳族; pinyin: Lìsùzú; Thai: ลีสู่) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit mountainous regions of Myanmar (Burma), southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Quotes [In National University of Singapore’s anthropologist Lau Ting Hui’s book, “Decolonial Endurance: Lisu Worldmaking Against Chinese Settler Colonialism” (Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press, 2026),] Lau’s central concept, “decolonial endurance,” names the way Lisu communities continue to craft meaningful lives under colonial pressure. She defines it as indigenous world‑making amid cultural erosion and erasure. This practice does not simply preserve fragments of the past but transforms them to sustain relationships with land, spirits, kin, and neighbors under hostile conditions. The book argues that Chinese development in the Nu River Valley operates through colonial appropriation of indigenous land, violence, and economic and ideological domination, and that Lisu endurance responds to this regime through everyday practices of care, storytelling, prayer, alcohol drinking, and play. Massimo Introvigne, "Decolonial Endurance on China’s Margins: Lisu Lives Under Chinese “Development”", Bitter Winter (October 9, 2026) External links Category:Ethnic groups in Asia