Tribal children - Cambodia 2006
These children belong to the Tompuon tribe. They live in a village in the forest near Ban Lung in Ratanakiri Province. Until very recently they didn't wear clothes and they have no written language.
The Tompuon people inhabit the hills of the northeastern corner of Cambodia. They are mostly farmers, living a more-or-less subsistence level lifestyle. Their main crops are rice (grown in swidden fields), various fruit and vegetables; cashews are now becoming a popular cash-crop. They follow an animistic religion, dominated by fear of evil spirits and various sacrifices. Except for a few living in villages close to the provincial capital, most Tompuons do not have a good knowledge of Khmer. The Tompuons' traditional lifestyle is endangered by rampant land grabbing on the part of lowland Khmer.
Tribal children - Cambodia 2006
These children belong to the Tompuon tribe. They live in a village in the forest near Ban Lung in Ratanakiri Province. Until very recently they didn't wear clothes and they have no written language.
The Tompuon people inhabit the hills of the northeastern corner of Cambodia. They are mostly farmers, living a more-or-less subsistence level lifestyle. Their main crops are rice (grown in swidden fields), various fruit and vegetables; cashews are now becoming a popular cash-crop. They follow an animistic religion, dominated by fear of evil spirits and various sacrifices. Except for a few living in villages close to the provincial capital, most Tompuons do not have a good knowledge of Khmer. The Tompuons' traditional lifestyle is endangered by rampant land grabbing on the part of lowland Khmer.