Welcom to the Moken projects
The Moken, along with most other coastal dwellers in South East Asia today, are all descendants from the Great Austronesian Expansion where peoples where pushed to sea by the ever expanding Chinese groups about 3500 years ago. They populated the coastal areas and islands of the Indian- and Pacific Oceans in magnificent ocean-crossing log-boats with advanced marine technology and navigation. Now most of these peoples and populations have been "civilized" into poor villages, forgetting their skills and culture, except for the Moken in Merguyi(outside of Burma and Thailand). They are the only ones left living as true sea nomads, which is the same lifestyle as early Europeans, a window into our past and how we are. This is why we want to help them survive.
We have lauched our website www.moken-projects.com and welcome you to join in our initiative to place focus on one of the world last groups of indigenous sea nomads.