For two decades the Penan indigenous people of Sarawak in Borneo have been fighting a desperate battle to save their homelands from logging, damming and farming. They fight by blockading roads to the forest, with numerous members being arrested and even more forced to settle in marginal communities ravaged by poverty and disease.
Their nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle has been destroyed by the activities of the Malaysian government and big business. Only 300 Penan still live a traditional lifestyle on their dwindling homelands.
Their nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle has been destroyed by the activities of the Malaysian government and big business. Only 300 Penan still live a traditional lifestyle on their dwindling homelands.
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