A Study for Submission to the Governor of West Papua Province
By: Nicolas Wanenda, S.Si*, Yunus Yumte, S.Hut**
Summary:
Tengkawang, is an endemic plant of West Kalimantan, a species from the Shorea Sp, Depterocarpacae family that can only be found in Kalimantan rain forests. The tengkawang tree in general, harvest once in 3 to 4 years, but in the Pikul Pangajid Customary Forest area in Melayang hamlet, Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan there is a type of Tengkawang Layar that can be harvest yearly.
Tengkawang, is an endemic plant of West Kalimantan, a species from the Shorea Sp, Depterocarpacae family that can only be found in Kalimantan rain forests. The tengkawang tree in general, harvest once in 3 to 4 years, but in the Pikul Pangajid Customary Forest area in Melayang hamlet, Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan there is a type of Tengkawang Layar that can be harvest yearly.
On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at the Tambrauw Regent's Office, Eduardus Tafi as the head of the Clan (Rae) Tafi submitted a proposal to the Regent of Tambrauw Regency to establish ulayat (customary) rights of Rae (Clan) in accordance with the mechanism regulated by the Tambrauw Regency Regional Regulation No. 06/2018, regarding the Recognition and Protection of Customary Law Communities in Tambrauw Regency.
The current pandemic did not become a hindrance to the conduct of the Lasa at Kwentong Calamian Tagbanwa (Tastes and Tales of the Calamian Tagbanwa), a yearly event to celebrate the bounty of their indigenous food. It was brought to low-key community-level feast that even emphasized the need for food security in difficult times such as this. The Lamud-Marabal and Calawit Ancestral Domains conducted a Tagbanwa Food Festival on August 7 and 15, respectively.
Shela Matuod Uray, an indigenous woman from the Higaonon in the Philippines, really felt the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on their lives. Before that, the Higaonon people lived in peace as a community that was free to enter and exit rural areas, now it is difficult.
“We can't go to our fields because of restrictions. If we can't go to our plantations, what can we do? We don't have enough foodstuffs, "he said in a discussion some time ago.
