News: A Vanishing Nomadic Clan

by Lye Tuck-Po

20/9/2023

Report on the Punan Batu of Kalimantan (thanks to Bion Griffin for the link). I can't comment, as I've no expertise in this group:

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A Vanishing Nomadic Clan, With a Songlike Language All Their Own

New genetic research confirms the oral history of a small group of nomadic people living in Indonesia’s rainforest

By Brendan Borrell Photographs by Joshua Irwandi

In 2019, Brendan Borrell and Joshua Irwandi traveled by boat and on foot to meet the Punan Batu living along the Sajau River near Tanjung Selor, Indonesia.

Original caption: Benau Cave, in northern Borneo, one of the largest in Punan territory.

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