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Batak people in different areas cultivated either sawah (wet rice fields) or ladang (dry rice), and the Toba Batak, most expert in agriculture, must have migrated to meet demand in new areas. The increasing importance of rice had religious significance, which increased the power of the Batak high priests, who had responsibility for ensuring ...
The Batak are one of about 140 indigenous peoples of the Philippines. They are located in the northeastern portions of Palawan , a relatively large island in the southwest of the archipelago. Since ancient times, the Batak have inhabited a series of river valleys along the coastline of what is today Puerto Princesa City .
A Batak Toba man from Samosir with a hoe over his shoulders, pre-1939. The Toba Batak people (Batak Toba: ᯅᯖᯂ᯲ ᯖᯬᯅ) are the largest ethnic group of the Batak peoples of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Batak clans, also known as marga (in Batak languages), [a] are a system of patrilineal kinship among the Batak — the indigenous group of central-northern regions of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Batak people consists of several ethnic groups, each with its own clans, which identifies ancestry and social relationships.
The Batak, which means "mountain people" in Cuyonon, are a group of Indigenous people that reside in the northeast portion of Palawan. They live in the rugged interiors of northeastern Palawan. Living close to nature, they are a peaceful and shy people. These people believe in nature spirits, with whom they communicate through a babaylan or ...
Working closely with the Batak people, CS gathered data on the area, building a case for why it should be protected, and in 2017, the hard work paid off, with the entire area of Cleopatra’s ...
Batak Muslims or Islamized Bataks [a] (Toba Batak: ᯅᯖ᯲ᯖ ᯘᯪᯞᯬᯔ᯲, Batta Silom) refers to the Batak (native of central and northern regions of the Indonesian island of Sumatra) who embraced Islam as their religion. Historically, the Batak people practiced animism, with a strong emphasis on ancestral worship and other ...
This is a list of notable Batak people This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .