The Akha tribe in Laos: Between tradition and modernity | DW Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The Akha in Laos live almost untouched by modern civilization. They still adhere to their archaic customs. But they are on the verge of upheaval.
Cut off from the rest of the world, without a paved road, the village of Peryensang Mai has remained almost untouched by modern civilization to this day. Its inhabitants are from the Akha tribe, and they seem to live in a different time: Their language isn’t even written down; their everyday life is defined by the laws and rituals handed down from their ancestors such as animal sacrifices to ward off bad luck. This adherence to customs that are often quite brutal endows the Akha’s lives with stability and direction. The women of the village have a particularly busy life. Because the Akha are largely self-sufficient, their tasks range from agriculture to housework and making traditional clothing. This documentary tells the story of the Laovan family. Mother Yeapheun has always had to work hard to support her large family. Her husband is the village elder and ensures the Akha observe the strict laws and commandments. The couple and their eldest children cannot imagine life beyond the mountaintop, so the family is pinning its hopes on youngest son Kienglom, who has been going to school in a nearby town since he was eleven years old. Like many mountain tribes in Laos, the Akha are facing a difficult choice: between a move down into the valley, which would mean they would have electricity, running water and better medical care - but also abandoning their ancient rituals. The film takes the viewer on an emotional journey of discovery to a tribe torn between tradition and modernity and facing the need to reinvent itself in today's world.
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"My mother in law is old and doesn't want to wear bright colors anymore. She doesn't want to outshine her daughter's in law." Bless the matriarch of that family...59 years old, 15 children, had to make all the daughter in laws outfits, do all the work etc. Nothing can outshine that woman...she's a diamond!
Selena Diaz She’s a diamond. Her husband and everyoneother male in the village are demonds.
Love that
@@gillianmellstrom7812 I guess she sees the women doing all the work and value is in who does the most work.
Agreed
@@gillianmellstrom7812 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼LT🤣🤣🤣🤣
I cry when i look at the mother. My mom just like her work so hard so that us, her children can eat n go to school. Mom i love u so much, n tq so much for ur sacrifice for all of us. May u happy there in heaven with our lord. N i miss u so much.
These documentaries are so useful. Travel the world without leaving your house...and see how other human beings live.
There is no better time to Live than this.
Grateful for it 🙏
My sentiments exactly!! :)
So true. Interesting viewing. Also allow you to reflect on your life where you live.
I love them
I appreciate docs like this for that exact reason. Know what I notice most often?? No matter the country, govts, races, we all want a lot of the same things- a decent place to live, food, education and medical care, opportunities for our children to do better than we did. We love our families. We have so much more in common than we realize.
After watching DW’s documentaries I realised that how much I don’t know about our world.Wonderful work DW .The Background music is very beautiful.
Thank God that I'm Iban in Malaysia. For us having twin baby is a big blessing. And I was bless by God giving birth to twin daughters.
For Kurdish families to if we had Twins, there would be a big party coz its a blessing from God gave you two children
Short explanation
8 years ago my mom heard about the twins from The Akha village in the north of Laos, they said its not acceptable for their culture to have twins in the village and they have to kill them and exile the parents away from the village and all what belongs to them must be destroyed and eliminated
Due to my mom doesn’t have any daughters so she very wanted to have one. And the parents of the twins didn’t want to kill their kids though.so they came to the city and asked help to save their kids by willing to give them to someone Else . When my mom heard about that, we decided together to adopt the twins.
While my mon was on the way up to the north people in the village already did set up the killing ceremony. Police and government officers couldn’t stop them.
The twins could have been killed if my mom didn’t come on time. But she made it.
We are happy that we saved the twins and raising them. they have become our family members and now they are already 8 years old . They are pretty and charming girls. ❤️
Saving those girls was a wonderful thing to do. May your family be blessed. 🙏
Thank you for saving those twins. Much love and respect to your family. I'm glad not all twins ended up dying of ritual infanticide.
So awesome, thanks for saving their lives.
@@domingodeanda233 May God bless your family and moreso your mum for the compassionate heart 👃
OMG I wanna see them in instagram. Such a wonderful story
I’m Laotian and I noticed they aren’t speaking lao or Thai. So I researched and found that The Akha are an indigenous hill tribe who live in small villages at higher elevations in the mountains of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Yunnan Province in China. In Thailand, they are classified as one of the six hill tribes, a term used for all of the various tribal peoples who migrated from China and Tibet over the past few centuries and who now inhabit the dense forests on the borders between Thailand, Laos, and Burma.
They told u all that in the beginning of the video so IDK why u had to research it if they said exactly that
@@ZiaQueen505 She added a lot more detail by her research that wasn't mentioned at the beginning of the film.
@@davidjohnzenocollins every thing she said was in the beginning the language they speak where their from what kind of people they are where they live. Every thing. But ok
The youngest son did speak Thai " sue lot" means buy car/ vehicle.
yummycandy because he lives in a nearby town right
"Phiewking has plenty of time to relax. His wife has chores that keep her busy from dawn to dusk" Sums it up real good.
Old civilization mentality. This is what happens when women were denied education.
So sad
The man promised to take care of her and she ended up taking care of him and the whole family whilst he just took credit for all her hard work.
And now he look much younger than her lol
Yeah, it looks like the men sit around on their butts a lot except when doing fun things like hunting, riding a motorcycle, and going to the city.
aC GrAnT Yep 😩
That old man is so conceited, even about his death.
She was scamed.
Simply amazing. You never really understand how much life differs, until you spread your wings and move away.
After watching this I am sooo very greatful that I live in a modern world where women can be and do whatever they want.
@Dingle Berry I have no culture and proud!
Where's that?
@@earthrider700 It's a hidden country and a big secret!
@@izatrini439 I hope you know that everyone in the world follow and practice cultures that some don’t even know in the modern world there are different cultures in the rural and urban areas and you claiming that you aren’t following any culture is BS because everyone has culture in them, like your daily routine is a culture because you follow it
“Because I had so many children, I look much older than my age.”
Sis, PREACH. We understand. 😭🤣
💔 i feel bad for her
@@sozbdulrhmanli3300 it’s okay, that’s the norm for them
How about some personal responsibility. Why keep having children the man can’t take care of them?
Having children doesn't necessarily make you look old. I've seen women with more than six children that look like a college student and while women with one child looks like a catcher's mitt. Sometimes it's genetics, sometimes it's a brutal pounding from a bad relationship.
@@thenativist6330 That's more like a question for an American
Much respect to Mother Yeapheun, ... very hardworking and take her responsibility of taking care of her many children very seriously.
while their men are the laziest
I have mad respect for that elder women. 15 children and still doing heavy work at 59?! Im 33 year old guy and has a 5 year old daughter, she alone took half of my energy. We are so caught up with living in the modern standard, till we forget whats 'needs' really are in life.
sobering cat A sobering thought.
Western countries don’t know how to eat, live and work. I wish I could be her. Slowed down by calories,poison,cement
tv, pollution, artificial noise and lights. Confined space w/o greenery animals and laughter of children playing. Allowed to have sex anytime has taken the thrill away.
Maybe some of us can go live with Bigfoot or near them. Make a new village. W/O infanticide due to multiple births or blood sacrifices.
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Bro, I was thinking the same thing.
Her stoicism is admirable, but I feel profoundly sorry for her. She was lured into marriage by a much older, manipulative, very selfish and very lazy man in a world in which she could never leave him once she found out by experience what life with him would really be like.
Admirably strong women, not buckling under the strain, resilient to the T.
@@yelenaangeleski3354 Sadly I don't think her life would of been much different had she married any other man from the village...
Happy MOTHERS DAY to this incredible Women.!
Aren't they marvelous! What strong and intelligent women. They just need more of a fair treatment. Able to build structures, constantly working every single day. Such resilience!
When she said her age was 59 I was shocked because Asian people tend to look wayy younger than their age but then she explained she had 15 children and thats why she looks older I was like "ah that makes sense", these people are so hardworking its insane to me.
We all have that one grandpa in the locality who brags from sunrise till sunset about his past life no one knows about and does absolutely nothing to help the family
I don’t.
Only by not heading his words and supervision; a teacher with great knowledge is a gift. My grandpa didn't speak too much but he was always there to supervise it was his duty as he saw it, like a lifeguard I supposed
@@huutruong167 and that stops him from working how?
He keeps an eye on things. That takes a lot of time and effort.
True 😂😂😂😂😂
Poor woman looks older than her husband, must be all that hard work and having so many children.
That is what I thought!
I was about to say that too... Pity on them really
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Who wouldn't if they had to work from dawn to dusk and pop out babies and raise a family while husband can sit and enjoy life.
Another one of those advanced cultures where women are treated like slaves .....
When iam down as a mother, I watch such documentaries just to thank lord for every comfort. How blessed and lucky we are in the west and anyone with basic needs at the finger steps. Life is hell tough for so many out there especially for women in some regions. 😢🙏🏼❤️
Schadenfreude
@@Allgood33 You can count your own blessings without feeling any kind of joy over other people's misfortunes. Don't assume the rest of us are like you.
@@thornyback I made no mentioned of any blessedness on my part. May I also add that I am quite disdainful about people counting their blessings on the misfortune of others. Hence the comment of "schadenfreude." It was a response to “one” comment. I didn't assume for the rest, you did, Thornback.
There are sad and happy people everywhere. On remote places as well as in glamorous places...
Big Brother surely appreciate your vision...
Good grief, the women work their hearts out, while the men just sit and watch. Why? Surely it can’t always have been like that. They literally do nothing!
I find it lazy,they could shre the work and they refuse to change because men might work harder than women.🙄
@@annv.silorio6427 He didnt even get a piece of wood
@@electricslider1091 true!and look he is dressed wll.but girls are carrying woods and do a lot of works.🙄🙄
its interesting--the coddling and coveting male children and letting them off the hook like little decorative gods. It appears to be widespread in parts of rural asia like Nepal, india etc.
Tracy Chapman has a song "A Woman's Work is Never Done" that describes this. Even in many American homes, a man has a 40 hour work week - and maybe an hour or two a week of yard work - but, the wife and even her daughter must constantly be cooking, cleaning, and playing hostess or babysitter.
i usually enjoy DW uploads but this one was especially good. humanity is so beautiful, everyday is worth living when i get to be a part of this. thanks everyone, keep it up.
these men are living the best life because their wives do all the hard work.
It's common with many Tribal people of Arunachal Pradesh.
It's a bullshit tradition that some lazy azz men created because they didn't want to lift a finger💯 you can't me my man and are able bodied, but I do everything and you do nothing....hell naw....
i can see that lol
The men are lazy.
An total joy to watch, this is the kind of content youtube was made for, I would never otherwise get to see the world with all its divercity, richness and wonder
The father sound narcissist.He keep saying" I've done so much" Yet in whole video. He just sat and bossing ppl around.He looks younger than his wife ,who is 15 years younger than him.She has done so much! Not you!
😂😂😂😂True
Totally!! 🤣
You can take away the men and the system will collapse, the woman married the older men for security and stability. If she was great she wouldn’t have married anyone.
Most men are cheap, lazy and have a sense of entitlement. The majority of them live off the backs and sweat of women and mooch off their children.
Lazy bastards, all men there.
Thank you DW Documentary for the special documentary.
The village above the clouds is a remarkable documentary! I truly did appreciate it so much. Thanks a lot for sharing! Keep it up!
Very good and peaceful documentary DW 🐁 You should make more documentaries about the animals and things so that they will be treated better!
The father is an egotistical braggart with the maturity of a 10 year old.
If they want to live in that squalor, they certainly can. Just don't pass this off as being some kind of a virtuous lifestyle.
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Right! He says he should have the biggest funeral and he worked the hardest shooting down airplanes in the war. He also should've been a high government official if he didn't go back to the village. Then he would have to Work. In the village all he had to do was make babies and probably have his sons watch them while his wife who is 59 looks 80. She looks way older than him for a man 12 years older than her. Wonder what happens if you only have sons early on in the marriage. Wonder if the men help at all.
Very cruel tithe bafalo
@@cherylmedeiros6287 Shot down which planes, etc.? He's talk a lot of codswallop!!
Always a mother will remain to be one in a million....l love mothers❤💞
What an awesome channel, bringing glimpses of life from all over the world. Thank you DW.
they somehow give me very noble vibes. I watched the video till the end and left it after with much respect
When seeing all the children, especially baby i am in tears. The mother have to work all time. The men are too lazy
Are these men not ashamed
@@merlem9448 no 🤧🤢
I’m Laotian and I’ve never heard of such thing!! we have twins in our family, we don’t kill them nor think it’s a sin!it’s a blessing to be able have children whether it’s one child or twins they are a blessing!
My daughters are twins. Everyone who I've told that I have twins said you are so lucky. I knew I was blessed the first second I seen them :-) Peace
You look mean.
@@thenativist6330 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
@@thenativist6330 you sound like a dolt. 🙄
you are being manipulated by the laos media.
Well at least the youngest son is really determined to change his life.
The voice overs are just so extraaaa😂😂😂... Like the guy with the thickest and poshest accent is voicing the youngest kid 😂😂
I also thought that was quite funny lol!
I was looking for this comment!
It's not a posh accent at all, it's a very rough Northern English voice. Would have fitted the father better!
@@cch9680Lol or the mother?? With all the work she does she should sound like a Man. Could you see it it makes more sound
The old man is so full of himself, blowing his own trumpet... shot down 6 planes, would have been a government official... yeah??? who would you have called to do the work there, your wife?
Gypsy hahahahah
Its the culture. Men like to show off. that's also what a human being is. People that haven't really learn class. This is call classless. He mention he wants the biggest funeral. Thats what u do for kings and queens, celebrity,president,any people with power or influence.
And killed a poor baby chick :(
Lol
Ignorance twina areadouble potion from god these are soway back kkkkk
I find it very fascinating that the Akha tribe have similar shamanistic traditions and beliefs like the Hmong who also inhabit Laos. The only vast differences would be the separation of beds for the sons who were married, the tradition of women never taking off their headdresses, eating with chopsticks, the process of the funeral, and most importantly of all, the twin ordeal. Aside from this, the documentary was very fulfilling in a way in which it presents the lives of a certain group of people not commonly known to the opposite part of the world. Please keep up with the outstanding content because you just won yourself a subscriber :)
I am a twin watching this makes me really sad. So many innocent twin babies were killed due to their tradition. Hope it changes ❤️
Twin are such blessings. I always dreamed of having twin. When I got married I prayed everyday to have twin, but sadly I didn’t. I had two girls a year apart and I dressed them alike as twin until they were teenagers. I couldn’t dress them anymore because they won’t let me. lol... if I was living there, omg I would adopt all the twins!
Imagine being the parents, having to already kill the 2 precious babies but then loose there homes and everything in it. On top of it all be outcasts and shunned from you'r village! Who'd care about all that after having to do the unthinkable I guess huh?..wild stuff. Sparta killed off all the non healthy babies.
Im in tears and hurting so bad I am the mother of 2set of twins and out of every 5 people 3 have twins on my family.
Agreed, did you feel sad about those innocent animals and birds too who are being killed as well? In the video and out in the real world too, as long as humans have no compassion for animals there won't be any peace in this f'ed up world.
It's really sad but the killing of babies happens in the west all the time but somehow it's more acceptable
I came from this life and think the dad needs an ass kicking. The stories I hear from my parents is they worked together to provide for the family.
Hopefully the sons will not choose to be as unproductive as their father.
Woman are always very strong in every culture. Without woman men can not survive
A woman was made for a man 😉
@@kaleem4559 no they are Not Made for Men. They are Made for this planet to make humans survive. Strong indepedent Men knows how to treate woman. ;)
@@koolar1528 don't need to be so defensive, I didn't mean it like that, god saw Adam was lonely what was done? That's what I meant
Absolutely right
Men would have hair down to the ground too.ha
The music is just so beautiful, so are the folks of this village in the sky ❤❤
Yes, the music 🎶🎼 on this documentary is my favorite.
It amazes me the laziness of men in these types of cultures around the world smh
Didn't the South try and leave America over wanting to hold humans against their will for free labor, that they could have done for themselves, but were too trifling and lazy to do. More Americans died in the Civil War than in Vietnam, all because Southern Americans wanted a free ride. Laziness will allow Evil Spirits to Possess You.
if you’re american then you have no place to speak about men being lazy 😅
Really? I was shocked that these men just stay home and watch the kids, and are sent out to search for new rice land. In alot of the other documentaries I've watched men do all the hunting and farming and building. I found it verry interesting that this villages women do all the work and the men watch the kids.
He would work or would not eat
@@syd_1876 Our American men works and brings food to the table
I am Hmong and I find the Akha People similar to us because of the design on their traditional clothings, their culture and traditions and religion and life style 💕 very similar but soo beautiful ❤
It's cos yall are from the same root. Ikah and Hmong are originally from an ancient Korean kingdom, which is why you share a similar culture. A lot of traditions found in both cultures are similar to a Korean ancient kingdom called Goguryeo, which I think Chinese call Gaoguri.
I always wondered why these two ethnicities shared similar traditions and cultures with Korea, but recent studies show that they are genetically similar too.
I knew their grammar is similar cos the object comes before verb, which is unusual in other languages, but same as Korean words order.
Korean history books record that the ancient Kingdom's ppl were forced to move to a certain part of China after they were taken over by Dang dynasty.
There should be more studies conducted on this topic, cos it's quite interesting to see such similarities between them in terms of language, cultures, etc
Even you guys call Chiwoo as your forefather, koreans know him as the king of one of ancient Korean Kingdoms that fought against a Chinese emperor.
And I heard that Ikah Tribe has their old story pass down from generation to generation that explains where their ancestors are originally from. They say they are originally from the North part where it snows heavily. That's exactly where Gaoguryeo was. That country's territory includes nowaday Harbin, above North Korwa where a winter festival is held every year.
@@podona6089 Wow, I am amazed with your information. Thank you so much for sharing!!❤
@yunaher8233 Plus, I recently took a DNA test, and the results show my mom's side carries the gene similar to Hmong's.
As you all know, genetics don't lie or cannot be fabricated, unlike history books. I'm full Korean, born and raised in Korea. The DNA test conducted by one of the most credible organizations 23andMe shows that I'm 99.9 percent Korean. As far as I know, my family tree book says my families have lived in Korea for over 500 years cos I'm biologically related to King Sae Jong (also proven by genetics test)
After I got my results back, which says my mom's side mitochondria or chromosome is often found in Hmong's, I realized once again Hmongs are definitely korean descendants from that Korean ancient Kingdom I mentioned above, although I was already pretty certain about them being Korean descent.
Do you guys treat twins the same way too? Would be sad if you did.
@paxvlog I am Hmong too and to answer your question, No, we do not treat twins in such way. Having twins is considered lucky. My mom's a twin, she had twins which are my younger sisters, my older brother's middle daughter has twins, and my older sister's oldest daughter has triplets. We feel very blessed that multiples run in our family. ❤
If the old man's wife fought in the war maybe they would have won.
Period
Weren't the Laotians fighting on the American side? Why did they fight at all?
@@barbarasmith6005 my dear you need to study the war in Vietnam, they won the senseless war, the American and the french lost the war, period.
@@roslyndaniel2687 The Vietnam War was lost by the Americans. You are mistaken. Where do learn history from? Faux News? Liberty University?
@@barbarasmith6005 read my posting and yours one more time, then reply to my post again.
Its nice to see people in diffrent cultural background preserving their cultural heritage Govt shall work more among such tribals
The married men all look young and refreshed while the young married women look old and tired, there skin is hard looking, seems like it’s very unfair because once again men rule.
Yes!! You are right,
Akha women have to work harder than men that’s why most Akha mum look older than their husband.
I’m Akha thai living in Thailand
and In this time Akha in Thailand everything getting change not too bad like that because new gen are not accept the old culture like before. 😁😊
So sorry about my bad English🙏😅
Sad though but not in our world
I don’t lake the traditional it’s not fear 😡
@@beautyofcountryakhadoi3552 I hope the culture can exist. Just that the men work more and women less would be a great solution I guess. I wish all best to your people! It's unique to live with your family like that and around nature. Something that most people don't have and forget these days.
@@TerryLestrange thank you so much for your wishing for our Akha people 🙏🙏🙏
as I have told you guys, Akha people in Thailand we are much better than Akha people in this video (we are Akha but different type with Akha people in this video , everything’s different but we can still understand language each other ) because we changed a lot from the old culture.
Akha in Thailand we are really miss and want to see real life style of Akha like that because very hard to see Akha life like that in Thailand all changed and still keep changing every time .
#so sorry for my bad English 🙏😅
beautiful documentary, I feel priveleged to meet the woman who work from dawn to dusk.. bless them all..
Amazing documentary!!! Amazing family! Wish I could see more of them ❤️
They don't sleep together as a couple but they somehow manage to have a kid every year! Awesome!
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Every year!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Making love in forest duh lol
IVF😂
The young sons voice over is hilarious. The Older English cockney accent sounds mismatched for this young guy😂
boris johnson's voice 😂
Lol I was thinking the same 🤣😂
They speak so softly 😊
Yeah, that was the ODDEST inappropriate choice of a voice-over, ever.
😂😂😂
Their way of life is very similar to the Hmong people in Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. From clothes, tradition, work life, and culture. I wouldn’t be surprise if the Akha tribe is somehow related to my Hmong people. An interesting documentary, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
I am from NORTHEAST India but their spiritual practices and living ways are so similar to ours. This shows that we had the same ancestors.🙂🙂🙂
I'm sorry
@@woodstyleahsorry
As Christian, I respect customs and traditions but I would gladly recommend the youngest son to follow his dream and make a difference from his father way of life. I'm sorry I don't have enough money to help for your scholarship but I do believe you will achieve what you desire. I see it base on your eagerness to make a difference.
God bless you man!
I saw another documentary about how in different villages in Madagascar twins are known to be bad luck as well. They usually abandon them, or send them to an orphanage. It’s sad, but interesting to know that many people from different ethnic groups believe in similar things.
Btw although I’m half Lao, I never knew groups like these exist in Laos.
Also interesting fact: my grandmother who was born in Laos told me that in most families the women are the head of the house. So I’m not surprised by this.
I went here in 2003 and returned in 2007 to witness huge changes. I can't imagine there's anything left nowadays apart from tourism
I have watching these in lockdown due to covid makes me feel like I'm traveling whilst being stuck in my house.
Imagine waking up on a crisp bright morning every single day and breathing in fresh air
you mean air that stinks like animal feces?
@@demran17 even better 😏
yes and then work from morning till it's time to sleep. That's a sad life bro. It's only the men that are enjoying it, not the women, the twins and their parents.
Great documentary film. Thanks for sharing on youtube.
Best back ground music!! well done on fading it out when people are talking..
My favorite type of documentary. How people live in other countries. I found women working and lazy men taking care of children very unusual and oppressive.
What is oppressive about a matriarchy?
@@kerokero_furogu well, it isn't amatriarchy. It's a patriarchy, and the men do nothing and the women do all the work. Because the men are too lazy to be anything but biological sperm downers. Probably explains Vietnam.
Sounds like we need to go go over there and colonize them, oh waow, that sounds like what happened here 400ish years ago in northeast US, where native women seem to do all the hard work while men were lazy.
@going2sleep so you think taking care of kids is "lazy work"?
IlIll lll nothing you said even made any sense.
I’d really like an update to this documentary, Laos and it’s people are fascinating, and i’ve become invested in this family! 😭😭😭
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UPDATE!!
Other ethnic tribes are somewhat aware of the abandoning of twins and so they do try to adopt those children if they are able to. I have an aunt that was from the Akha tribe and I’m Yao/ Mien. My aunt’s parents adopted her because they couldn’t conceive. I was also told by my grandfather that sometimes Yao/ Mien would go and adopt the unwanted twins as well. And they were well aware of the culture practice.
God give me patience with this husband! He’s actually looking far younger than his wife who is 12 years younger than him. What a life for his wife!
Thank you for sharing. Even I am from Laos, I don’t know much about the tribe till now.
hello really, can u tell me more about the place.
This is the western media so believe what you want
Do your own research. I don't think everything the old man says it's true. He's seems very educated but I think he is fabricating the way the culture is. I was born in Laos.
A fulfilling documentary, nicely done! Thank you for filming and sharing. I find that most cultures, men seem to tend less work, women work the hardest, and though their lives appears to be happy with confinement. Power to the women!
I think because confinement in their village does not allow them to compare their life with other people and thus they focus on their own life and and fulfilling their purpose whatever it may be to them.
Kiemlong, my heart goes to you brother. Wishing you all the best compliments for your life endeavor..
Spending my quarentine visiting laos cambodia and burma on youtube!. thankfully i was able to really visit there before the pendamic started. incredible places! hopefully one day i can visit this village..from what i understand its called Muang Sing
the ONLY lucky person in the family is the YOUNGEST SON not youngest daughter.
mov dej hopefully the educated son changes the culture when he becomes more of an influence in the immediate future
That's a matter of perspective isn't it? Many people who have spent their lives in the city are actively seeking places like where the family lives.
Go and haunt lazy
The youngest son you look so innocent and cute. You are the hope of the family go for it God bless you, may your dream come true..
define lucky ? sometimes its better not knowing what the outside world is.
In love with the magnificent soundtrack.....amazing documentary
Me too!
The sleeping arrangements though! How are they making babies almost every 6 months...😂😂😂
Meeting in the rice fields or in down the mountain or sumt'n.haha
@@kbengson9163 very true. My family shares a village with these Akha people and that’s how they do it. Mien, Akha, and Hmong people 😊
@@kbengson9163 🤭
@@Maytember 😁
I was scrolling looking for this comment. I was thinking the same! How do they make babies then? Out in the forest?
very inspiring documentary ....thanks for your efforts !!
Hi @Priya-Jeevitha Aram, thank you too for watching and commenting!
My grandfather was a shaman in Laos too. He wasn’t permitted to do manual labor or get paid for work. He was only able to take offerings and gifts. It’s probably the same for this man.
So his lasiness is explicable now ;) it seems that men rules the trib! Well, I'm thankful that I don't live there!!!
Why does it look like everything the old man saying seems BS 😂
hella accurate ::😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol cause it is. I was looking at him with a side eye like shiiiid you know you lying
He’s a show off. Just his personality especially being recorded and heard.
😁😁😁😁
I'm a quarter akha, my mom and grandmother still speaks the language. Everytime someone from around town needs a translator for a travel passing by, thry get my mom or grandma.
I'm mien and akha, I got to visit mien in laos, next maybe an akaha village
I'm mien!
You should visit China too, since most Mien(Yao) and Akha are still in China.
(Not sure if you're from China or not though, your name confuses me a bit 😃)
What a nice documentary, thank you for sharing. The Akha tribe's way of living kind of mirrors the Hmong people. Very cool.
So stupid they can't have twins! They kill them!?! So awful, twins and other multiple births are a blessing not a curse
to people that's uneducated back then, it's a curse not a blessing... i saw it once with a group of african that kills a baby that grew teeth like the upper jaw or lower jaw.. these babies were taken to the outskirt and left for the wild animals to devour.
shut up
@@dablaugntximntxub2318 My parents are uneducated but still they are proud and happy to have us(me and my twin brother) it's never a curse for anyone 🤗 I know it's not easy to raise 2 at a time but its better than to have 5/6 and struggle the whole year...
Whatever!!! its their faith🤷♂️ I'm really feeling bad for the twins and their parents 🤦♂️
@@davidvanekho3816 I suspect a woman with twins would not be able to work so it creates a problem for her family. A single child can be strapped to her back, allowing her to carry on working, not so with multiples.
Absolutely right.
"if I won't have the biggest funeral, i won't rest in peace" 🙄 then don't. 🤧 The man somehow appeared narcissistic to me.
Yeah, right..
His wife will no doubt do all the work for it.
Don't forget "he use to work for the government " lol
I felt that too. He wanted to seem better and bigger on camera.
Right! I was like....WTF😒
Damn, the old man needs to slow down on bragging.
Terima kasih untuk translate ke bahasa Indonesianya...Saya harap semua unggahan dari DW seperti ini...
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If someone tell me to live Next to the kitchen , I will run away from the village the next night ! I rather take a chance with the lions or tiger than to Work endlessly For unappreviative family ! We are all created equally !
Sook Wilson 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 riiiiiiiiight!!!
A sensitive and thoughtful look at the lives some Akha still choose to live, sad that many comments failed to see the value to humanity and themselves that their culture has to them. Sure the boy will leave the village but he will still be Akha. There are also Akha and Hmong who have embraced aquaculture and do well at it, while still being Akha in their hearts and customs for the most part.
If there’s one thing you can say about Phiewking, it’s that he worked for the government!
And how he wants his funeral to be that extra special ,😂😂😂
He probably dug latrines, talking about he was a general and won the war my himself😒
Thanks for this beautifull documentary.
The man of the house definitely ain’t these men!
It seems that everywhere we can see unfair treatment of women. Women work hard while men stay home and look after kids. But its their culture.
IKR....THEY HAVE COMPLETELY DID A ROLE REVERSAL. THE LADY SAID HER HUSBAND SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF HER WHEN THEY MARRY. SHE BEEN TAKING CARE OF HIM EVERY SENSE
I mean, there are cultures everywhere where there are unfair treatment of men. Men work hard while women stay home and look after kids. But its their culture.
@@emptytoiletpaperroll9112 lmao you think looking after kids, cleaning the house everyday and cooking meals while men work is unfair to the men????
@@emptytoiletpaperroll9112 at least when u have a paid job 1) u actually get paid & 2) u clock out, when ur a homemaker ur working 24/7/365, there’s literally no such thing as a day off..
@@robijuli236 Yeah, in my culture/country, men and some women (they're farmers, fishermen) don't take days off so they are under the sun everyday. At least my parents have days off since they work at an organization
I appreciate the efforts of the youngest son who is determined to build his future..
amazing documentary... thanks so much for sharing... masterpiece...we learn so much from one another 😊
the soundtrack is awesome :O
Any credits for it?
Truly is!
Hadouk Trio "Hadouk Blues"
@@rodenhuis2 thank you so much!
@@MihaiOprean no problem mate
It is very important to document their language before it dies. The whole concept of universe and history of their life are carried over in those words. As a linguist, I heard the word for "two" as "hin/hini" which is present in Kuki-Chin languages too from the same Tibeto-Burman family. Wonderful documentary. It's nothing new that giving birth to twins is considered bad and a taboo since medical doctors are not there in their society to handle complications of born twins. The notion is there in some culture too although not practised due to education. The moment we think differently, we are already different people. It's obvious, women work harder than men across cultures. The question is, are we letting them live like us or let them undisturbed? What will happen to Akha identity then ?
it's an excellent documentary! really interesting!
very nice documentary
nasaan na ba mga classm8 natin
I am from one of the North East state of India & it amazes me like how our traditions are sooo.. similar in so many ways. I've so many questions that i want an answer about like are we from the same ancestors and stuff.
We are from similar ancestry
What a culture! Very lazy men!!!
Not far from everyone else's culture this new Generation..... lol
Not to mention women get the jobs done right lol so they probably want to keep it that way. It will get done and done right the First time.
did you not listen to when they explain how the men take care of the kids while the women work.... do you choose to me dumb often ?
@@aristobrat4987 lol wut
I do not think taking care of the younger children makes these men lazy..that is hard work too.
This old man is a narsist!"
It's a very informative documentary film. THANK YOU SO MUCH, Ulrike Bremer Sir! Keep up the good work. Stay safe always there. God bless!
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We are lucky enough salute to this women ❤️❤️
No
Can’t sleep together but kids are uncountable really 😂
Your name it's saying u have a lot of kids
I just thought the same thing lol
The more they prevent the eager the person wanted to laid.
Where Do babies come from ? 😂
Nisha Tamang 😂😂😂😂😂😂
He said if you marry me I'll take care of you yet look who's taking care of who.
AMEN
I know right
It works both ways, she wouldnt survive in the forest life by herself.
@@xamdisharaf5727 she seems to be doing perfectly fine doing all the work in the forest to begin with
That's a real PIMP right there!!!!
Congratulations for your hard-work...DW. May your tribe increase.
Yes, Violeta, that would be the tribe of Germany. "DW" stands for "Deutsche Welle" ["German Wave"], a name formed because radio waves are basic for radio transmission. It belongs to the German government :).
A village of big lazy men
mostly indigenous favor men when it comes house works all over the world
"Feminism"
It's normal even in my village men don't work women do all the house hold chores
So true!!!
@Nick Miller agree with you