Moken

- The Moken are a group of nomadic islanders who live off the coast of Thailand and Burma.

Speedlinking 6/14/07 William Harryman 2007

There's a tribe of nomadic people called Moken who live on the Surin islands in the Andaman Sea.

Moken Spoken Here 2005

There's a tribe of nomadic people called Moken who live on the Surin islands in the Andaman Sea.

Moken Spoken Here 2005

The Moken numbered only 3,000 in the American-dominated tourist areas of Thailand before the tsunami, and their history and culture was literally overrun and ignored.

Georgianne Nienaber: The Stones of the Golden Women: Requiem for Tsunamis Past and Present 2009

Shellfish are an important food for the Moken, and Moken women inhabited the beach for this reason.

Georgianne Nienaber: The Stones of the Golden Women: Requiem for Tsunamis Past and Present 2009

The title of the work describes a devastated Moken Village, Hin Nang Thong, and the quest of a man (Lin) to find the body of his wife and mother of his child, so that he may put her spirit to rest.

Georgianne Nienaber: The Stones of the Golden Women: Requiem for Tsunamis Past and Present 2009

The Moken are known as the "people of the sea, or sea gypsies."

Georgianne Nienaber: The Stones of the Golden Women: Requiem for Tsunamis Past and Present 2009

The Moken are known as the “people of the sea, or sea gypsies.”

The Stones of the Golden Women: A-Bombs, a Tsunami and a Hackberry Tree Define Art at P.E.N.　 2008

The title of the work describes a devastated Moken Village, Hin Nang Thong, and the quest of a man (Lin) to find the body of his wife and mother of his child, so that he may put her spirit to rest.

The Stones of the Golden Women: A-Bombs, a Tsunami and a Hackberry Tree Define Art at P.E.N.　 2008

The Moken numbered only 3,000 in the American-dominated tourist areas of Thailand before the tsunami, and their history and culture was literally overrun and ignored.

The Stones of the Golden Women: A-Bombs, a Tsunami and a Hackberry Tree Define Art at P.E.N.　 2008