The Mentawai Islands regency council, along with regional NGOs, has rejected the ratification of a provincial decree because it contains Islamic philosophy and most of the people in Mentawai are Protestant or Catholic. The decree is of the subdistrict level -- or Nagari -- and is the basic administration
A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) has supported the Mentawai regent\'s decision to revoke 17 licenses for the right to undertake and profit from logging in forests on the Mentawai islands, West Sumatra. According to the NGO coalition, the decision was correct as the felling of forests
TUAPEIJAT, SENIN--Pelestarian budaya Mentawai membutuhkan kerja sama semua pihak. Selama ini, budaya Mentawai belum mendapatkan tempat yang layak sehingga di sejumlah tempat budaya Mentawai semakin pudar. Demikian disampaikan anggota Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Peduli Mentawai (AMA-PM) Kabupaten
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Saya sebagai salah seorang putra mentawai, merasa sangat ...
Kami dari AKSSB (Asosiasi Kapal Selancar Sumatera Barat) ...