Cambodian Aboriginal Tribes

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Re: Cambodian Aboriginal Tribes

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huh? what are you talking/typin'/saying about? Please elaborate for me. Thanks.

*SF

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I'm talking about some ethnic minorities living in Cambodia, near to remote mountainous areas. I think they are only a few thousands, but i've not at all recent informations. I've only a very old photo (1923) where some men of Pearr tribe appear. If you are interested i can email you a scanned copy of this photo. Let me know. In addition you can go to http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Camb.html for more informations.

Regards,

Stefano Ferrarini

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There's a zoo/animal park south of Phnom Penh, I believe it's called Ta Mao. I was there a couple times last year and recalled seeing a settlement of aborigines. I think the government may have resettled some of them there. It was kind of like they were on display for just people to see.

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Hi Stefano

Here are a couple of references. I don't know whether they will be a lot of immediate help to you, but they may point you in the right direction.

The first is Olivier and Moullec's book Anthropologie des Cambodgiens (EFEO 196 - this is fairly introductory and has a small bibiography.

The second is a bit out of the field but has some very interesting points relevant to part of the area and some photos: Laurent Chazee's The Peoples of Laos, Rural and Ethnic Diversities (White Lotus 1999)


There is a fair bit of material around on the languages but they take a bit of digging. One place to start might be the ANU publications. There are also several books on the Mon-Khmer minorities among the hill tribes in Vietnam.

Hope this is some help.

Ciao

Robert

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Hi Innerman,

Thank you very much for your reply. Do you remember which tribe did these aboriginal belong to? and which physical features did they have? I've an old photo (1923) with three "Pearr" men: if you want i can send you a scanned copy, so you can compare it with those you've seen. Let me know.

My best regards,

Stefano Ferrarini

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Dear Robert,

Thank you very much for your suggestions. I have a very old photo(1923) portraying three "Pearr" men. If you want i can send you a scanned copy of it. Let me know your email address. Mine is sferrarini@hotmail.com.

Thank you again and my best regards,

Stefano Ferrarini

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Originally posted by innerman316
There's a zoo/animal park south of Phnom Penh, I believe it's called Ta Mao. I was there a couple times last year and recalled seeing a settlement of aborigines. I think the government may have resettled some of them there. It was kind of like they were on display for just people to see.

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This is sad, talk about a "zoo". Display people like animals. I know humans belong in the animal kingdom and all, but this kind of "display" is awful. Humans are so evil.

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Yes, the negritos are still there. They come from China when Mao commited genocide on them. Are they black no, just short, cinky with nappy hair.

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I also remember listening to the RFA Khmer Radio about a week ago concering the tribes.

There is a conflict between the khmer government and the tribes. They said that the tribes are now into illegal commerce of the jungles. The khmer government want to protect the endangered animals, while some of these endagered animals are being hunted down my the tribes. Animals such a Rhinos and tigers are being hunted down by these tribes. They are selling it to local khmers who then distribute them to the black market in Vietnam and China.

Some of the tribesmen even learn khmer and move into the cities. With deforestation and industrialization of cambodia these peoples are loosing their way of subsistence.

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"With deforestation and industrialization of cambodia these peoples are loosing their way of subsistence."

This is not a surprise. In another term it is a movement that is very common in countries that are stepping into industrialization. As as industrializaton contagiously spread and take over and introduce "civlization" tribal people are forced to seek life in the cities as the jungle can no longer sustain and provide the tribal way of life. This is presently also taking place in South America with jungle tribal groups.
--A change for what we do not know, but tribal way of life is at risk as well as the jungle and its treasures.

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