The Mikea people, inhabitants of the thorny forest

Mikea man smoking with a pipe during trip to Madagascar

One of the most interesting peoples unknown to the outside world is the Mikea. There are barely 1,500 individuals, and they live inside the thorn forests of southwestern Madagascar. Reading about the Mikea people, we have learned that they are more of a socioeconomic group than an independent ethnic group. According to French anthropologists who […]