The Por indigenous group of western Cambodia are proud of their identity, which is distinctly separate from ethnic Khmers. The people have their own language, traditions, farming practices and beliefs.
Living on their ancestral lands spread between Battambang and Pursat provinces near the Cardamom mountains, they grow rice, celebrate the harvest and pay respect to their ancestors as they have done throughout generations.
However, their numbers are dwindling and they fear their language and culture are under threat from assimilation.
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