The Iban

The Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia, live in communal longhouses. They live mostly by growing rice and fruit, but they also hunt and fish. In recent decades much of the Iban?s rainforest has been cleared by logging and plantation companies.

Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, is home to 37 different tribes, the
largest of which is the Iban. The Iban live in communal longhouses.
They live mostly by growing rice and fruit, but they also hunt and
fish. In recent decades much of the Iban's rainforest has been cleared
by logging and plantation companies. The Iban and other tribes have
frequently blockaded logging roads to
try to protect their forest, but vast swathes have nevertheless been
cut down.

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