The Montagnards are an Indigenous group of peoples native to Vietnam’s Central Highlands, collectively encompassing various ethnic minorities such as the Jarai, Ede, Bahnar, and Rhade. The term “Montagnard,” meaning “mountain dweller” in French, was used during the French colonial period to describe these highland tribes. Traditionally, they lived in small villages, practicing subsistence farming, hunting, and communal living with strong spiritual and ancestral traditions deeply tied to the land