Religion Realm

There are three names of dotu muntu—untu who attended the meeting: muntu—-untu from the seventh century from Telebusu, muntu—-untu from the 12th century from Tonsea, and muntu—untu from the 15th century from the Spanish era. In the city of Manado, several areas still maintain their ancestral culture, namely the Bantik tribe. In addition, there are also in Ratahan and the Mongondouw region. The Ban Hin Kiong Temple, built in the early 19th century, is the center of cultural tourism in Chinatown. Kampung Arab is a religious tourism destination because of the large number of Arab Peranakan communities. The Bantik tribe still preserves some of its ancestral relics. The tribe's belief system began with animism. As their lives developed, there was a shift in their understanding of the belief system when people began to believe in the teachings of the Bible through preaching carried out in the Dutch East Indies era; until now, they live in a Christian belief system.

The population of North Kalimantan is very heterogeneous and divided into various ethnic groups, such as the indigenous people of Kalimantan and the largest immigrant group, the Bajau tribe. The Bajau / Sama tribe is an ethnic group whose homeland is the Sulu archipelago in the southern Philippines. The Bajau tribe has spread to the land of Sabah and various regions of Indonesia for hundreds of years.