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Mokeny
Mokeny - sea nomads who for many centuries the representatives of this ethnic group, traveling between the territories of modern Thailand and Myanmar.
A stretch of water archipelago Mey they overcame traditional boats - "Kabanga," making stops on the islands. During his wanderings mokeny perfectly adapted to aquatic life - they are excellent swimmers and fishermen. To date, due to a number of reasons - the booming tourism, strict border controls commercial fishing industry - these people were forced to settle in the villages. As a result, many of the Moken are faced with the problem of position in society because many of them were born in the sea and do not have passports and considered particularly stateless. This entails unemployment and alcoholism. People have to survive at the expense of seafood and, if lucky, to perform the most menial job.
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A stretch of water archipelago Mey they overcame traditional boats - "Kabanga," making stops on the islands. During his wanderings mokeny perfectly adapted to aquatic life - they are excellent swimmers and fishermen. To date, due to a number of reasons - the booming tourism, strict border controls commercial fishing industry - these people were forced to settle in the villages. As a result, many of the Moken are faced with the problem of position in society because many of them were born in the sea and do not have passports and considered particularly stateless. This entails unemployment and alcoholism. People have to survive at the expense of seafood and, if lucky, to perform the most menial job.
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