Introduction

The purpose of this website is to provide general information about the Mikea Forest of southwestern Madagascar and its people. We have noticed that other Mikea websites present misleading or incorrect information.

The information presented here is based on more than a decade of interdisciplinary social science research. Our team includes:

• Dr. Bram Tucker, Anthropologist, University of Georgia; bramtuck@uga.edu | UGA page | BEEDL
• Tsiazonera, Historian, Université de Toliara, Madagascar; tsiazonera@yahoo.fr
• Jaovola Tombo, Geographer, Université de Toliara; jaovola@yahoo.fr
• Tsimitamby, Geographer, Université de Toliara

Please address comments to Bram Tucker.

Photos by Bram Tucker, James Yount, and Ellen Ranz. People in photos gave oral consent for general educational use of their image. Please do not use our photos without permission.

General information

• About the People
• The Mikea Forest Environment
• The Mikea Economy
• Current Issues Facing Mikea

Current research (coming soon)

• Significance of foraging in a mixed economy
• Economic perception: Risk, time, covariation
• Mikea/Vezo/Masikoro research by some colleagues
• History of research and bibliography