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The Bidayuh and the Dam
The Bidayuh, one of more than 40 sub-ethnic groups in Sarawak, face a threat to their livelihood, traditional lands and culture with the development of the controversial Bengoh Dam. Twelve more dams are proposed for Sarawak and tens of thousands of forest people are likely to be displaced. Not only are the last forest communities of Borneo losing access to their ancestral lands, the world is losing some of the last rainforests that remain in Asia.
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| Produced by | Andrew Garton |
| Directed by | Andrew Garton |
| Contact | write the producer |
| Home page | more info |
| Produced | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Production Company | Toy Satellite |
| Distributor | Toy Satellite |
Full Description
Imagine forests that educate your children, feed your community and for generations define and inspire your culture.
Sarawak, along with Sabah, is a state of Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It is home to over 30 different native communities.
Many native communities, such as the Iban, Penan, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kenyah and Saban are still dependent on the remaining forests that they live in. However, they are under increasing pressure to leave or surrender their customary lands to forestry industries, palm oil plantations or dams.
Like the forests they inhabit and have been custodians to for generations, Sarawak's native groups may also perish, along with their traditions, countless generations of cultural knowledge, their dignity and their rights.
Those that have already lost access to their customary lands and rights are finding uncertainty and cultural poverty the legacy their children will inherit.
Sarawak Gone is a micro-docs series raising awareness to the gradual decimation of the indigenous life and culture of Sarawak, the native land rights at stake and the rapidly decreasing habitats that are also home to countless protected and endangered flora and fauna.
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