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The young Indonesian filmmaker Kynan Tegar.
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August 1, 2024

Decolonizing Storytelling: The Value of Indigenous Perspectives. An Interview With Kynan Tegar

Growing up in and around the forested village of Sungai Utik and learning from the elders, Kynan Tegar continues to tell the stories of resistance in the face of colonization taught to him.

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Members of the Dayak Iban group in the Sungai Util community, where they live in a longhouse that serves as a space for collective decision-making. Photo credit to Dayak Iban Menua Sungai Utik.
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June 12, 2024

‘The Land is Our Mother’: The Sungai Utik’s Resistance to Extractive Industries in Indonesia

Through customary law and collective decision-making, an Indigenous community protected an estimated 1.31 million metric tons of forest-based carbon.

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April 18, 2024

Seedcast Episode Featuring Sungai Utiks Indigenous Peoples Earns an Honorable Mention at the 2024 Webby Awards

Nia Tero’s podcast episode tells the story of how the Dayak Iban People won a fight for their forest in Indonesia through the perspective of a young Indigenous filmmaker.

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