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Under the cultivation system (or "tanam paksa" in Indonesian) in place for most of the 19th century, the Dutch colonial government in the Indonesian archipelago required indigenous farmers to deliver, as a sort of tax, fixed amounts of specified crops, such as sugar or coffee.
Indigenous Peoples' Alliance of Nusantara (Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara, abbreviated as AMAN) is an Indonesian indigenous peoples' human rights and advocacy organization founded in 1999. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] AMAN has established 21 Regional Chapters (PW) and 114 Regional Chapters (PD) in 33 provinces .
The Rukun Negara was declared officially by the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu on August 31, 1970, which is the Malaysian Independence Day. The declaration was held on the 13th Independence Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka (formerly known as Selangor Club Padang).
The chairman and other members of the council will be appointed by the Sultan of Brunei and will serve as long as the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan see fit. Furthermore, the Adat Istiadat Council (Majlis Mesyuarat Adat Istiadat) will have the authority to counsel Yang Di-Pertuan and His Majesty the Sultan on issues pertaining to Adat Istiadat. [19]
Pakpak people or Batak Pakpak or Batak DAIRI are one of the ethnic groups found mainly in North Sumatra, Indonesia.They are scattered in a few regencies and cities in North Sumatra and Aceh, such as Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat Regency, Humbang Hasundutan Regency and Central Tapanuli Regency of North Sumatra, and also in Aceh Singkil Regency and Subulussalam, Aceh.
The Minangkabau adat was derived from hereditary wisdom before the arrival of Islam. The present relationship between Islam and adat is described in the saying "traditions [adat] are founded upon the [Islamic] law, and the law founded upon the Qur'an" (adat nan kawi', syara' nan lazim). [5]
Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat, of the Torajan people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tongkonan has a distinguishing boat-shaped and oversized saddleback roof. Like most of the Indonesia's Austronesian-based traditional architecture, tongkonan is built on piles. Its construction is a laborious task, and it is usually ...
National Dayak Customary Council (Majelis Adat Dayak Nasional) is an official customary council of the Dayak people in Indonesia that acts as the highest authority over other cultural or traditional councils of the Dayak people.