17 Facts About Karen people

Many Karen people have migrated to Thailand, having settled mostly on the Myanmar–Thailand border.

The original aim of the KNU was to create an independent Karen people homeland called Kawthoolei, but since 1976 they have shifted towards calling for a federal system in Myanmar instead.

Karen people legends refer to a "river of running sand" which ancestors reputedly crossed.

Karen people refers to a heterogeneous lot of ethnic groups that do not share a common language, culture, religion, or material characteristics.

Karen people constitute the third largest ethnic population in Myanmar, after the Bamars and Shans.

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Some Karen people have left the refugee camps in Thailand to resettle elsewhere, including in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Scandinavia.

The intervention by Colonel Suzuki Keiji, the Japanese commander of the BIA, after meeting a Karen people delegation led by Saw Tha Din, appears to have prevented further atrocities.

The following month at the Panglong Conference, when an agreement was signed between Aung San as head of the interim Burmese government and the Shan, Kachin and Chin leaders, the Karen people were present only as observers; the Mon and Arakanese were absent.

Karen people held leading positions in both the government and the army.

The KNU acts as a governmental presence for the Karen people, offering basic social services for those affected by the insurgency, such as Karen refugees or internally displaced Karen.

Years later, the Karen people had become the largest of 20 minority groups participating in an insurgency against the military dictatorship in Yangon.

Many Karen people have problems fitting in and adjusting to the new country.

The Karen people languages are almost unique among the Tibeto-Burman languages in having a subject–verb–object word order; other than Karen people and Bai, Tibeto-Burman languages typically feature a subject–object–verb order.

Karen people animism is defined by a belief in ??? k'lar, thirty-seven spirits that embody every individual.

Buddhist Karen people are found mainly in Kayin State, Mon State, Yangon, Bago and Tanintharyi Region.

The don dance originated from the Pwo Karen people, who developed it as a way to reinforce community values.

Sae klee dance or bamboo dance is a traditional Karen people performance held during celebrations such as Christmas and New Year's.