The Moken people, living between Myanmar and Thailand for around 4,000 years, lead a life unlike any other. Known as sea nomads, their entire existence revolves around the ocean, a lifestyle that's ...
One of the few remaining hunter-gatherer populations in Southeast Asia, the Moken have made the sea their home. Foraging food from oceans and forests, trading fish and shells for other necessities, ...
The Guardian: Moken nomads leave behind their 'sea gypsy' life for a modern existence
Moken nomads leave behind their 'sea gypsy' life for a modern existence
The Moken, a nomadic seafaring people in Thailand, have for generations lived most of their days at sea, moving from one place to another, fishing and foraging. However, with protected areas and ...
Nature: Origins of the Moken Sea Gypsies inferred from mitochondrial hypervariable region and whole genome sequences
The origins of the Moken ‘Sea Gypsies,’ a group of traditionally boat-dwelling nomadic foragers, remain speculative despite previous examinations from linguistic, sociocultural and genetic ...
Origins of the Moken Sea Gypsies inferred from mitochondrial hypervariable region and whole genome sequences
While the state deserves praises for swiftly acting to rebuild the Moken community in Ao Bon Yai on the Surin Islands that was devastated by a recent fire, the government should try to move beyond ...
Project Moken was founded by a team of film-makers and designers to raise awareness of the Moken sea nomads and their way of life. Norwegian photographer Sofie Olsen joined the team on the Surin ...
Where stilted huts once stood on the white sand, now there are just charred remains. “This is worse than after the tsunami,” says Hook, a Moken sea nomad surveying the damage fire has wreaked on his ...