Elephants and the Karen Hill Tribe people Deep in the rich
forests of northern Thailand, in the bowl of a green valley,
lies the Karen hill tribe community. Making the most of their
natural surroundings, this tribe has managed to forge an
incredibly simple life in the forest using no modern machinery
or medicine. They need only the trees, plants, animals, and are
especially reliant on the mighty elephant. The Karen people have
a strong bond with elephants: their self-sufficient lifestyles
are surprisingly similar, and intertwining. Wild elephants play
a very important role in the Karen way of life, as well as the
relationships of valley inhabitants, and the magic of the
valley.