An Akha village close to Mae Chan still doesn't have enough water, typical of the neglect these villages face on part of the Thai government, who is none the less willing to exploit them for tourism.
The Akha working to harvest the rice in the spectacular fields of their village. The Queen of Thailand has taken the fields of many of the Akha as well as forced relocations by Thai Forestry Department
In a tragic story that plays over and over in Thailand the Thai police, army and forestry evict dozens of Akha villages from their land. Few people if anyone comes to their aid. Tourism goes on, the army of the mindless. Joh Hoh was at this location 18 years.
UNESCO works iwth the missionaries who destroy Akha culture and language. UNESCO is suppose to protect culture. In this case UNESCO works with Wycliffe and SIL. UNESCO covers up what it is doing. Missionaries destroy the content of Akha literature and language. UNPFII Interview. Matthew McDaniel.
The Queen's Royal Project at the mountain at Hooh Yoh Akha took 8,000 rai of land, the entire agricultural land base of five villages, and 1500 Akha people. Thai diplomats at the UN tried to distort this as action of the the Thai army. We wish it was so, but the project is clearly marked as one of the Queen's projects. We have asked and campaigned for the return of this land.
This is a statement to UNESCO Bangkok regarding their partnership with missions in Thailand which destroy Akha culture, a relationship which is a contradiction of their mandate. UNESCO doesn't much answer, so we send them mail. A discussion of the ramifications of UNESCO's relationship with these missions. New Life Foundation, Project Grace, World Concern and SIL
The Akha Swing Festival happens in August and Sept. each year. Northern Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China.
The Akha Heritage Foundation
http://www.akha.o rg
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