The Akha Way

For over a thousand years the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia mainly Southern China Burma and Northern Thailand The Akha Way or Akhazaunh is the code by which they live This documentary describes their origins and their culture It contains extraordinary footage of a shaman healing ceremony a funeral with the ritual sacrifice of a water buffalo the reading of a pigs liver after a new house is built and more Today the Akha Way is fast disappearing Forced migration Christianity money and drugs are eroding the cultural heritage of the Akha tribe