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Spreading the News from the Jungle to the World

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Irma Tambunan
· 4 minutes read
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Beteduh (left) of the Orang Rimba customary community in Air Hitam, Sarolangun, Jambi, speaks with Andi Agustanis, a volunteer from the Indonesian Conservation Society (Warsi), during a live broadcast on Radio Benor on April 1, 2015. The radio station broadcasts across four regencies in Jambi province as a communications medium while exposing the Orang Rimba culture to the greater public.

A traditional ritual to welcome a newborn had been previously held secretively. Now, the ritual is done openly by Sepintak, a jungle boy who inhabits the southern part of the Bukit Duabelas region.

Sepintak wants the world know the value and wisdom of the life of the nomadic Anak Dalam tribe, known as the Orang Rimba. The baby welcoming ritual involves a songoriy (sengeris) tree (Koompassia malaccensis), one of the most respected and protected plants of the Orang Rimba. "Every newborn child will have a songoriy tree," he said.

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