Villages: The Lawa have pernianent establishments in such areas
as Baw J*uang, and locations which are closer to the Thai settlements.
The more remote areas of plateau settlements may be changed every
10 to 1.5 years, as the lands around these villa~es are depleted.
Generally, the Laws depcnd on the amount of wet rice lands that
they have been able to acquire, as a deciding factor for pcrrnanence
of their villages.