Iban Ways: Ritual to make peace with spirits

Spiritual leader of Sungai Utik Community, West Kalimantan.

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Kynan Tegar é um jovem cineasta dayak iban autodidata de Sungai Utik, Kalimantan Ocidental. Desde que concluiu o ensino primário, ele...l.

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This ritual starts with one of the elders of the long house, deep in the jungle searching for the majestic call of the White-rumped shama or locally known as the Murai Batu. This tradition is called “Baburung” only after they have finished Baburung, can they start “Mali Umai”, an Iban ceremony that is done so […]

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Terra do Meio in it’s fifth year brings together indigenous and local communities. The network of cantinas is able to supply traditional produce from the Amazon in a way that supports local communities and protects the forest. The Xipaya, Curuáya, Xikrin, Yudjá and Arara peoples joined by the banks of the Rio Xingu Extractive Reserves, […]

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