I think there was proably a Elven population in Dorwinion, and the 'southern kinsfolk' couldn't have been Lothlorein, since Lothlorien hadn't been concieved by then. Here is an intresting article on Dorwinion for anyone intrested:
http://rover.wiesbaden.netsurf.de/~l...en/Fr_Ind.html
[ January 28, 2003: Message edited by: Inderjit Sanghera ]