Indigenous women in Indonesian Borneo often have to combine domestic responsibilities with food cultivation, known as behuma in the dialect of the Dayak Pitap community in South Kalimantan province.

The 'Hodoq Kawit' ritual performed by the indigenous Dayak during the 12th Mahakam Festival in Samarinda, East Kalimantan (11/4). ANTARA/Amirullah TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Four Dayak organizations from ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT - The Dayak people, an umbrella term encompassing over 200 distinct ethnic groups, are the indigenous inhabitants of the vast island of Borneo. Their deep-rooted connection to the ...

KOTA KINABALU: The Borneo Dayak Forum (BDF) is playing an increasingly key role in building solidarity among an indigenous people spread across three territories who face threats to their culture, ...

KOTA KINABALU: After more than two decades, Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan (pic) is still adamant that the term “Dayak" is a more fitting representation of the natives in the Borneo island. Responding ...

SAMPIT, Indonesia — From his hiding place in the Borneo jungle, Asmawi Ab watched as a band of headhunters caught his father, Palindo, 50 yards away. The elderly man fell to his knees and begged for ...

The recent inaugural Dayak International Justice Congress in Keningau organised by Borneo Dayak Forum (BDF) raises several questions. Are the Kadazandusuns and other natives in Sabah ready to be ...

Though suffering from a lack of priests and sisters, these are lively communities with many conversions, The tribal groups are asking for baptism and refusing to become muslims. Here is a report by Fr ...

In Indonesian Borneo, a community of Indigenous Dayak Iban have fought for the past four decades to protect vast swaths of rainforest that are home to a diverse number of songbirds. For the Sungai ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Central Kalimantan Province is set to hold Dayak Borneo Culture Festival starting from June 1 to 6. The festival offers traditional dances, carnival, product and culinary fair of ...