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Ameng Sawang's Animism

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Based on the 2010 Indonesian Population Census, the ethnic groups found in the Bangka Belitung Islands are very diverse, with a population of 1,219,398, namely ethnic groups from Sumatra, especially Bangka Belitung, including the Ameng Sawang tribe with 841,771 people. The relationships between ethnic groups in this province that have existed for a long time have led them to a unique Malay Nature Tamadun which has maritime characteristics. After a long journey, the Dutch colonialists succeeded in establishing a tin company which was also inseparable from the role of the Sawang people. In 1866, Billiton Maatschappy continued to bring in workers from China until there were 2724 people & on 9 - 9 - 1924, Billiton Maatschappy changed its name to NV GMB / NV Gemeenschapelyke Mynbouw Maatschappy Billiton. In the 1950s, their number was estimated to still be in the thousands of heads of families. In 1980 in the 4 sub-districts of Tanjung Pandan, Membalong, Manggar & Gantung, it was es

Anak Dalam's Animism

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The original inhabitants of Jambi province include the Anak Dalam tribe. A small part is in the southern area of ​​Bukit 30 National Park. Indeed, since the ancestors of the Orang Rimba, they have been accustomed to agricultural activities & this can be seen in various taboos that are prohibited when agricultural activities take place. Even though harvesting can only be done after the rubber reaches 9 years of age, the main thing is to prevent the widespread clearing & even selling of forest land by hamlet communities on a large scale, especially the strong flow of illegal logging. The majority of the Anak Dalam tribe adhere to animist beliefs in traditional religion. The three main concepts of causality, as demonstrated by the Anak Dalam tribe in the preoperational stage, include animism, artificialism & transductive reasoning. The Anak Dalam tribe goes through an animism phase, namely a phase where they have an interest in inanimate objects & consider them alive. As a