Jambi - The life of the Anak Dalam tribe in Jambi is becoming more problematical.
The Batin Sembilan group in Sungaiberuang village, Jambi, is facing difficulties in getting food.
”It is very difficult to find sweet potatoes, soft-shell turtles fish, and other animals for our daily food,” Datuk Bujang, 91, a leading figure of the Anak Dalam Batin Sembilan tribe, told Tempo yesterday (30/11).
The reason for these problems is because the forests where the tribe to live as well as the source of their food sources have been converted to plantation areas.
Source:
http://www.tempointeractive.com (December 1, 2008)