Endangered Civilizations
Sea Gypsies Have Disappeared
Season 1 Episode 6
January 1, 2018
Twenty years ago, Mada used to live on a boat that he built himself : his "Cabang" was everything to him. He was a real nomad in those days, sailing all around the Bay of Bengal from India to Burma. The Mawken used to live in small communities to protect themselves from the local pirates. They made their living on skin diving : a good diver could stay 3 or 4 minutes under water to catch fish.