S'gaw people

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    The S'gaw, (

    Burma and Thailand.[3] They speak the S'gaw Karen language.[4]

    The S'gaw are a subgroup of the

    exonym White Karen,[5] a term dating from colonial times and used in contrast to the Karenni (or "Red Karen") and the Pa'O (or "Black Karen"), even though the latter often rejected the term "Karen" to refer to themselves.[5]

    The S'gaw live primarily in eastern Burma (

    Mon state, Karenni state). Many of them migrate to Thai-Burmese border and live there as a refugees for many decades due to conflict in Karen state. S'gaw people are the founder of the Karen National Union
    (KNU).

    Origins

    Manuscript of the mid-nineteenth century, possibly of Sgaw Karen origin.[6]

    Karen (

    Pwo) legend refer to a 'river of running sand' (S'gaw Karen: ထံဆဲမဲးယွါ) which they believe Pu Taw Meh Pa led the Karen people across the river of the running sand. Many Karen think this refers to the Gobi Desert, although they have lived in Burma for centuries. The legend made the Karen people believe that they are from Mongolia
    .

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Keyes, Charles (September 2011). The Study of Ethnicity in the Greater Mekong Subregion (PDF). Faculty of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University. p. 18.
    2. ^ Land Use and Sustainability in the Highlands of Northern Thailand Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
    3. ^ Hilltribes in Thailand
    4. ^ Ethnologue - Karen, S’gaw
    5. ^ a b Sir George Scott. Among the Hill Tribes of Burma – An Ethnological Thicket. National Geographic Magazine, 1922, p. 293
    6. ^ "The Heavens - World Treasures: Beginnings - Exhibitions - Library of Congress". loc.gov. 29 July 2010.
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