Noraeri Thungmuangthong

Contributions

A forested area with a thin tree at the center. It has a bamboo tube of a similar circumference tied around it. The bamboo tube is sealed on top with a piece of white cloth.

De Paw Thoo

Pga K'Nyaw (Thailand)

Our land has seven forest layers, like the seven tiers of a waterfall. Settlement. Farmland. Orchards with fruit trees–not for full-scale economy, bu...

A rectangular clearing in a forest. The boundaries are marked off with a thin wooden fence around the sides. One of the trees outside the boundary has an orange cloth wrapped around its trunk.

Folklore

Pga K'Nyaw (Thailand)

There are many Pga K'Nyaw folktales about living with the forest and conserving it. In Pga K’Nyaw, we say “Baw Ler Ler”, which means to preserve, or c...

A large field of green with hills and a small hut in the distance.

Ta Re Lu Meh, Ta Jo Lu Tee

Pga K'Nyaw (Thailand)

A teaching passed on to the younger generation is “Ta Re Lu Meh, Ta Jo Lu Tee.” It means: "rice is life, water is spirit." Pga K’Nyaw people give resp...

Aw Kaw, Kaw Doh Kaw; Aw Tee, Kaw Doh Tee

Pga K'Nyaw (Thailand)

In relation to asking for permission and living with the forest, Pga K’Nyaw have this saying: “Aw Kaw, Kaw Doh Kaw; Aw Tee, Kaw Doh Tee”. It means "ea...

A forest with several trees. The focus is on one tree in the center with a bamboo tube tied vertically along the trunk.

Conservation

Pga K'Nyaw (Thailand)

Conservation is not just about words, it is also about rituals. For example, in Pga K’Nyaw, we have the “De Paw” or umbilical cord. The De Paw is conn...

A bright blue bucket is placed on a concrete floor. Two spools of thread are on the ground next to it – one white, one brown. In the basket are more spools of various colours.

Ke Ne Mue / เก่อเนอ หมื่อ

Pga K'Nyaw (Thailand)

Pga K’Nyaw people have different words for different types of forest: Du Ta – sacred forest, Du Tawo – ancestral forest, Ke Ne Mue – women’s forest, K...