The encyclopedia describes livelihoods, traditions, culture, and society of the Sgaw Karen ethnic group. Other topics include ethnicity, physical appearances, and historical relationships with the Siamese Kingdom, settlements, population, various Karen groups in Thailand, language, rituals and beliefs based on a combination of animistic, Buddhist and Christian beliefs, clothing, food, house and villages, recreation, social structures, animistic beliefs, and taboos and practices, so that we are able to co-exist peacefully and auspiciously.