You-Me-We-Us: Come on, let's go back home  

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This is a comic strip about the life of the Sgaw Karen, in particular about rotational farming, crop rotation, and its benefits.  

This comic has copyright terms. We, on the other hand, do not want to deprive our readers of this comic strip and give you the link to read for yourself. The link is https://you-me-we-us.com/story/lets-go-back-home

Then three photos appear with an open book in the middle. Enter on book 3 and you will read English, on book 2 it will be Thai and on book 1 it will be the language of the Karen.

Produced by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) together with the Karen indigenous people of Ban Mae Yod in Northern Thailand and the Pgakenyaw Association for Sustainable Development (PASD).

Source: see link above. Translation and editing Erik Kuijpers. 

The illustrations are by Wanichakorn Kongkeeree. 

She is a Karen from Ban Pa Rai Nuae, Tak Province, and is a graduate of the Fine Art Department of Chiang Mai University; she now works as a freelancer. Wanachikorn made the illustrations to promote understanding of crop rotation and a different way of forest management in accordance with the way the Karen live in Ban Mae Yod, Mae Chaem, Chiang Mai. She also wants to foster understanding for differences between the peoples of this country.

The text is by Nutdanai Trakansuphakon. 

He's a Karen. Committed to the development of residential communities for indigenous groups, especially to give their young people the opportunity to return home and work on the basis of their own ancient culture. So that this culture and knowledge will not be forgotten and will be passed on to future generations.