Panu said yesterday that the ceremony represented "a chance for our people to trace our culture back toward the source."
After arriving at Puzi, senior villagers and spiritualists of the tribe started to identify old defense works and ancestral tombs, reaffirming the connection between the land and the Thao tribe.
"We are planning to resettle here now and restore our culture here," said Panu.
Villagers then started fires and made traditional rice cooking containers from fresh bamboo cut nearby.
With everyone lending a hand, villagers enjoyed the traditional Thao meal and rice wine. They decided to camp on the site, to sleep where their ancestors slept -- to sleep at home again.
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