Indigenous group faces eviction for ‘New Bali’ tourism project in Sumatra

Mongabay
Oct 25, 2021, 8:04 am177 pts
SIGAPITON, Indonesia — In mid-August, when Mangatas Togi Butarbutar visited an ancestor’s grave in this village on the shores of Indonesia’s biggest lake, he had to tread carefully. Though the area had long been claimed by his Indigenous community, known as the Pomparan Ompu Ondol Butarbutar, construction…

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