>>2620544Wa is interesting because yeah the Bamar state doesn't even try to assimilate them the way they have with the Kachins, Rakhines and Karen.
If you're interested in more Myanmar statelets, Karenni IEC looks to be putting forward a fairly progressive governance system, at least on paper.
Also, after the KIO took over the rare earth mines in the North, they are basically at the stage of needing to become much more democratic as their base is getting pissed off that their landscapes are getting destroyed and want a limit of mining