Amungme
The Amungme (also Amung , Amuy , Damal or Uhunduni ) are an ethnic group of around 17,700 people who live in the highlands of the Indonesian province of Papua in western New Guinea . The immediate (south) east adjoining neighbors are the Asmat and Kamoro , and the Dani settlements in the north .
Language and culture
The Amungme speak Uhunduni , derived from the language strain Damal (also known as Amung ), again a subspecies of the Trans New Guinea languages that are predominant in the southern part of the island (around the Arafura Sea ) . The Amungme operate within their ancestral lands stroke shifting cultivation . They supplement these livelihoods through their existence as hunters and gatherers .
religion
The Amungme ethnic religion is animistic . The spiritual ideas about their gods are always linked to the natural phenomena surrounding them. The surrounding mountains of the highlands are sacred to them.
Grasberg Mine
Important mineral deposits in the region therefore lead to vehement tensions with the Indonesian authorities who are pushing mining there. A drastic change in the way of life of the Amungme and neighboring Kamoro was brought about by the Grasberg mine , founded in 1967 and finally operated since 1973 , from which the largest regional employer, Freeport-McMoRan , extracts gold and copper . The Grasberg mine is the largest gold mine in the world and the owner of the rights to parts of the territory, the operating company. In addition, various immigrants from Indonesia have settled in their desire for profitable jobs in the tribal area. This leads to regular legal disputes. In addition to massive mining, harmful refinery wastewater has a blatant impact on the environment. The Indonesian government is militarily keeping uprisings in check.
Individual evidence
- ↑ language listings for Indonesia, paragraph 62 (localization)
- ↑ Damal , A language of Indonesia
- ↑ Language stem : Back then
- ^ A. James Craig, The Religion Virus published by John Hunt, (2010). ISBN 1-8469-4272-1 .
- ↑ Grasberg Minerals District ( Memento from September 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Grasberg ( Memento from September 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ August Kafiar, Tom Beanal, PT. Freeport Indonesia Dan Masyarakat Adat Suku Amungme. Forum Lorentz , (2000).
- ↑ Jeremy Seabrook, Consuming Cultures: Globalization And Local Lives , New Internationalist, (2004). ISBN 1-9044-5608-1 .
- ^ Monash University, Castan Center for Human Rights Law, United Nations. Global Compact Office, Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008). Human Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide. United Nations Publications. ISBN 0-9752-4425-6 .