Image: Together Now
The raising of the main longhouse column that is readied with traditional elements of blessing.
View ArticleImage: Ceremonial Dance
An Iban woman from the Ulu Niah longhouse of Rumah Bali doing a traditional dance during the Rumah Busang and Rumah Bali Gawai Kelingkang to blessed the then 19 men imprisoned after a land dispute.
View ArticleImage: Buried
An Orang Ulu burial ground to be buried by the construction of the infamous Bakun Dam. The affected communities believe this spells the second death of their ancestors.
View ArticleImage: Music Please
As the community gets together for the erecting of the main house column, music is part and parcel of the ceremony to bring the event alive and give blessing.
View ArticleImage: Hut Home
This hut home indicates the still nomadic tradition of the Penan even though this family in Ulu Baram is considered
View ArticleImage: Starting young
kids playing the traditional Iban musical instrument in a longhouse ceremony.
View ArticleImage: Land is our life
Indigenous people of Sarawak depend very much on their ancestral land to allow them the freedom to farm for themselves, thus ensuring food self-sufficiency.
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