en ni ▁independence ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁transfer ▁program , ▁for ci b ly ▁moving ▁vill agers ▁to ▁designated ▁re location ▁sites ▁to ▁dep rive ▁the ▁pro - in dep end ence ▁forces ▁of ▁bases ▁of ▁support . ▁The ▁My an mar ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁massive ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Eth n ograph ers ▁class ify ▁anywhere ▁from ▁seven ▁to ▁ten ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁( not ▁including ▁eth nic ▁sub - groups ) ▁as ▁native ▁to ▁Kay ah ▁State . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Sh an , ▁In tha , ▁and ▁B amar ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁Pa - O ▁in ▁surrounding ▁hills . ▁Each ▁group ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁name . ▁Clear ly , ▁eth nic ity ▁in ▁Kay ah ▁State ▁is ▁a ▁complex ▁issue , ▁made ▁more ▁complex ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁political ▁situation . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁census ▁conducted ▁by ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁government , ▁the ▁Kay ah ▁composed ▁ 5 6 . 1 2 %, ▁while ▁B amar ▁( 1 7 . 5 8 % ), ▁Sh an ▁( 1 6 . 6 6 % ), ▁Kar en ▁( 6 . 4 5 % ), ▁mixed ▁races ▁( 2 . 0 8 % ), ▁and ▁other ▁groups ▁formed ▁minor ities . ▁Eth n ol ingu ists ▁distinguish ▁the ▁following ▁lingu istic ▁groups ▁in ▁Kay ah ▁State : ▁ ▁Kar en ni / K ay ah ▁( Red ▁people