Day at the beginning of January 2016, hundreds of Sakai tribes in Kusumbo Ampai village, Riau reconcilied indigenous parties held at the time of the new indigenous home inauguration. They love the ideals for the new custom home ramps replace the old ones that have been severely damaged, with the help of APP-Sinar Mas Forestry forestry forestry companies whose working areas are bordered with the settlement of Sakai tribes.
A number of Sakai men warned a lattic and war dance with a colorful calories and small bells on their hands. The traditional dress of Sakai is made by wooden skin that is currently stored again used in the simple custom party.
Sakai is one of the main tribes of Riau that spread in a number of districts, namely Bengkalis, Kampar, Indragiri hulu, and Siak whose total is 13 bathin. The most widely located in Kesumbo Ampai Village, reaching about 300 family heads. They include old Malay tribes ( Malay proto) with a line of descendants closely with the kingdom of Fenceuyung in Sumbar, so many of their customs and traditions are identical to Minangkabau culture.
Theret Sakai in Kesumbo Ampai Village, Mandau District, Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province.
Dua Sakai residents wear traditional clothing made from wood skin in Kesumbo Ampai Village, Mandau District, Bengkalis District, Riau Province.
The Sakai tribe "forced" lost its cultural roots during the Indonesian government in the New Order period began to provide business permits to forestry companies. The forest that is the source of life and identity they begin to be revealed for business people. The displacement of the displacement of the Sakai tribe is dicaping the environment, and they are forced to occupy a permanent house for the help of the Social Ministry in order not to live nomaden.
Need a long time until the end of the government began to understand the local wisdom of the Sakai tribe, and the surrounding companies began to provide assistance to improve the life of the Sakai tribe. However, Sakai’s tribes have been honest to lose their identity due to indigenous forests, which are living pharmacies and heritage for their children, nyaris musnah.
Therefore, the new custom house is expected to be the last "benteng" for Sakai. The 300 hectares of custom rimbo around the custom house will continue to be kept with a hard custom rule.
The people of Sakai show traditional ingredients obtained by the indigenous forests of Sakai tribes in Kesumbo Ampai Village, Mandau District, Bengkali District, Riau Province.
The number of children sit in the traditional village of Kusumbo Ampai Village, Bundang Ampau Regency, is located in Sakai Province.
In addition, the new custom house can also reclaim the identity of the Sakai tribe, therefore the main building is also used as a museum containing the historic relics of Sakai due first. It can be “joy” about the history of the ancestors of Sakai tribes, and their struggles that refuse to become a marginalized tribe.
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