TheAmung(also known asAmungme,Amungm,Amui,Amuy,Hamung,orUhunduni) people are a group of about 17,700 people living in the highlands of theCentral Papuaprovince ofIndonesia.Most Amungme live inMimikaandPuncak,in valleys like Noema, Tsinga, Hoeya, Bella, Alama, Aroanop, and Wa. A related group lives in Beoga Valley,Puncakand they are calledDamal people.[2]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 17,700[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia(Central Papua) | |
| Languages | |
| Amung language,Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity(predominantly),Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dem people,Damal people,Kamoro people |
Their language is calledAmung-kal spoken mostly in the southern regions. In the north, it is called Damal-kal. Additionally, they have symbolic languages called Aro-a-kal and Tebo-a-kal. Tebo-a-kal is only spoken in sacred areas.[2]
The traditional beliefs of the Amungme people areanimistic.The Amungme people did not have the idea of "gods" that are separate from nature where spirits and nature are the same.[3]They see themselves as the eldest child of GodNagawan Into,hence conqueror and ruler of the worldAmungsa.[2]
They practiceshifting agriculture,supplementing their livelihood byhunting and gathering.The Amungme are very tied to theirancestral landand consider the surrounding mountains to be sacred.
This has led to friction with the Indonesian government andFreeport-McMoRan,which is eager to exploit the vastmineraldeposits contained there. Major changes in the Amungme of the highlands and Kamoro of the lowlands lifestyle have been brought about by theGrasberg mine,situated in the heart of Amungme territory and owned byFreeport-McMoRan,the region's largest single employer. Extensivegoldandcoppermining have altered the landscape, and the presence of the mine and its infrastructure has attracted numerous other economic migrants from regions in Indonesia including other Papuans, some of whom have tried to settle on traditional Amungme lands. This has caused a land dispute regarding customary land rights between the Amungme people against the Freeport mining company inTimika.[4]In the last 35 years, the Amungme have seen their sacred mountain destroyed by the Freeport mine and watched as their relatives are killed and caught in the conflict between Indonesian soldiers andFree Papua Movementrebels, while the Kamoro have more than 200,000 tons of mining waste pumped into their rivers each day.[5]All these factors have created complex social and political stresses and led to somewhat frequent protests and/or social conflicts, some of which have been violently suppressed by the Indonesian police or military.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^"Amung in Indonesia".Joshua Project.Retrieved2014-09-24.
- ^abc"Papua - PDF".Scribd.2021-08-05.Retrieved2022-10-25.
- ^Craig A. James (2010).The Religion Virus.John Hunt Publishing.ISBN978-1-8469-4272-3.
- ^August Kafiar; Tom Beanal (2000).PT. Freeport Indonesia Dan Masyarakat Adat Suku Amungme.Forum Lorentz.
- ^Jeremy Seabrook (2004).Consuming Cultures: Globalization And Local Lives.New Internationalist.ISBN1-9044-5608-1.
- ^Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University; 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.ISBN978-0-9752-4425-8.
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