Source: India.com
Context: Indian vlogger Dheeraj Meena visited the jungles of Indonesia to meet ‘human eating’ Korowai tribes and documented his interaction with the tribal community.
About Korowai Tribe:
- Location: The Korowai tribe inhabits the southeastern region of Papua, Indonesia.
- Forest connection: The tribe has a profound bond with the forest, which provides them with food through hunting and gathering.
- Isolation: Until the mid-1970s, the Korowai had almost no interaction with the outside world.
- Treehouses: They are known for building treehouses elevated 8-15 meters above the ground, with some as high as 45 meters.
- Social structure: The tribe practices equality, with no formal hierarchy, valuing harmony among members.
- Cannibalism history: Historically, they practiced cannibalism for spiritual and social reasons, but this has largely ceased in recent times.
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