Walak's Animism
Most tribes in this province are part of the La Pago traditional territory, such as the Walak. The Walak are an ethnic group living in the central highlands of the Baliem Valley. This dance tells the story of the ancestors of the Papuan people, who are believed to have come from Yunnan, crossed Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and from the east to Ifala Island, then to Genyem. People from the same aluak are not necessarily related by blood. If a blood relationship can be determined from a single ancestor, it is called umbu.
