Yet Tanka people rarely voiced regret for the passing of their old ways.

然而，疍家人很少对放弃过去的生活表示遗憾。

But the Tanka community here forms a tight web that spans the river and the shore.

但是这里的疍家人社区形成了一个涵盖河流和岸边的紧密网络。

The Tanka life on the water is disappearing, and it's also disappearing as a culture.

疍家这个水上生活，在消失。作为文化也是在消失。

Smoke, to them, is the breath of life and connects them with the Great Spirit, Wakan Tanka.

在他们看来，烟斗中出来的烟是生命的呼吸，而且会将他们和伟大的神灵“神力”相连。

But the Tanka on their boats remain a people apart, an underclass in the region's economic boom.

但在船上生活的疍家人依然是一个与众不同的民族，这个地区的经济繁荣起来，疍家人还是处在底层。