PHOTO ESSAYS: THE URAK LAWOI: Urak__JDX1567

An Urak Lawoi' fisherman returns in with his evening catch from a day of hook and line fishing. Today most Urak Lawoi families fish for commercial and monetary purposes and work for a middleman, called a Tuakay. Local knowledge and varying fishing methods give Urak Lawoi' fisherman opportunity to work year round and earn money for consumer goods.

An Urak Lawoi' fisherman returns in with his evening catch from a day of hook and line fishing. Today most Urak Lawoi families fish for commercial and monetary purposes and work for a middleman, called a Tuakay. Local knowledge and varying fishing methods give Urak Lawoi' fisherman opportunity to work year round and earn money for consumer goods.