AKHA people: GIVE US OUR LAND BACK

To Watch Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5pG3DcDPGA © SommerFilms, by Rebecca Sommer for EARTH PEOPLES. Interview with Michu Uaiyue from the Akha people from Bpah Mah Hahn - Thailand. This clip is about the story of her village and Akha neighbors, and that their land is taken away from the Akha people.
Michu is married to American Matthew, with whom she has 5 children. They moved recently to the USA, and have a NGO to promote Akha human rights.

To find more information on the Akha, contact
The Akha Heritage Foundation
http://www.akha.org

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[kim2k4]

@pitherra

Do you know that royal family of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Burma are Chinese of closed blood relatives from China continent? Most of the people in these countries such as Hmong are just descendant of China. The right way to say is that you are not Han people (the majority of Chinese which include a mixture of different tribes as well). Only people born in China are called Chinese. Do some research about the DNA relationship.

[pitherra]

@hongkongsmartboy you're incorrect. Miao is not Chinese. The word Miao means Hmong. We are not Laotian nor Thai. Our ancestors are from the country of China.

[chitpol]

the fist sentence she said..I live in thailand....that should have explained something in itself..... oh by the slash and burn is a bad thing to do, not including hiddenly growing opium....

[WizzleThump]

They, like all governments of the world, DO NOT want their citizens growing their own food, and living without relying on the government.

I fear these people are treated even worse than the Native Americans, as they have land that is theirs, though they do not use it effectively.

[tongtrunk]

Go out from my country damn Akha.

[CrazyNative4]

she is so cool!

so beautiful!  :)

[kerryoke68]

I am American and I wanted to tell you how sorry I am for what my country did to you back in the 60s. You helped us fight a war and in exchange we promised you protection. Instead we left you for dead with a few crappy CIA riffles.

As a result your people suffered systematic extinction. America OWES you. Here is hoping you get justice.

My heart goes out to you.

[KhmerSerey1]

Queen of thailand my arse,the wicked witch of the east is more like it...

[DieDieChakri]

Hee Sirikrit give the Akha their land back!

[hongkongsmartboy]

Miao is Chinese

Hmong is not Chinese

Hmong is Laotian!