Encircled by plantations, a Sumatran Indigenous community abides changing times

Mongabay
Aug 22, 2022, 1:46 am196 pts
INDRAGIRI HILIR, Indonesia — Customary leaders Patih Majuan, Datuk Manti and Datuk Mangku approach their scared forest with hands clasped in prayer. Other residents of the village of Talang Durian Cacar follow in tow, as the three elders reach a tennis court-sized opening here in the south of Sumatra’s…

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