When land is the basis of life, conflict and forced displacement strip indigenous peoples of their humanity. My long-term project, Pwa K’Nyaw: Seeds of Resilience, documents the cultural and environmental impacts of this disruption, chronicling the ongoing struggle of the Karen people to preserve their ancestral heritage in Myanmar. For over seventy years, Burmese military regimes have launched brutal campaigns to occupy Karen ancestral lands, subjecting communities to systematic human rights abuses. After a period of democratic reforms and ceasefires, the situation deteriorated with a military coup in 2021 that plunged the country into a severe humanitarian crisis. Since then, more than 90% of the local population has been forcibly displaced. The project focuses on this aftermath, aiming to capture how the unprecedented levels of violence are breaking the connection between communities and their territory – a connection that not only sustains their beliefs and livelihoods but also serves as a crucial source of resilience in the face of adversity. Land is much more than a physical resource; it is the thread that binds people to their past, present, and future.