Moken Sea Gypsy ie are 'sea gypsies ... now this raggruppamanto of 200 souls, and 'almost' settled in the second of five tiny islands in the Surin archipelago.
area and 'wildlife park, now a tourist attraction for over 20 years but fortunately still preserved and therefore little known, at least in good part .. package tours there in the 'inserted around the Moken village, and then six months while nature reacts to the invasion of tourists as it can' for the Moken attraction of base money will suffer the onslaught ... many men carry the tourists with their noisy and polluting boats make snorkeling mantras women at risk, but probably 'already' late effect "ZOO Village .... produce items to sell to the mass and are impassive in front of hundreds of cameras reckless!
The government does something for them, but let's face it honestly .. a bit 'short!
Like all ethnic minorities are considered inconvenient, unnecessary and even lower .. is 'racism there' and not a little here! Ignorance knows no mercy!
the village I got there this time with the boat of the Navy ...
The first time (me and Bibi) in 2007, we met two soldiers during a reconnaissance tour took us to the village .. but this time with an American girl who is interested the Moken to an international association that deals with human rights ... as a photographer! wonderful opportunity and above all an incredible coincidence because this trip was my idea to photograph its ethnic minorities!
I'm waiting for the report that she sent to NY see if there are a couple of my photos above, but above all we hope that this will serve to change anything in these Moken .. before alcohol and disease if they take away with their traditions and dignity '!
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