Are they Cannibals?

Korowai clan that resides on trees and has been taking up the centuries aged way of life

In south east of Papua, there is Korowai clan, which was unidentified before 1970. This region is the south east portion of the western New Guinea and it is suspected that their residents still engulf human meat.

The Korowai citizens are 3000 in figure. Even they did not discern before 1970 that there are other humans exist in this world too. They used to suppose that they were the only humans dwelling in this world.

LANGUAGE                                                             

The Korowai speech belongs to Awyu-Dumut folks which is the tongue of South East Papua. An English linguistic specialist has now geared up its grammar and dictionary.

HABITATATION

The greater part of Korowai people resides on houses geared up on the trees. There residential area is entirely detached from the rest of the village. They do not wish to go any where else from their inhabited area. But, when they get connected with the cultured world and particularly the European people established many villages for the residence where they supplied all the probable amenities, even then they did not shift from their place. But from 1980s few Korawai people began shifting to these new villages in Yaniruma. But there number was very low. These villages are been established at the coasts “Mu” and “Mbasman” of River Becking that is not very distant from their own locale.

In 1987 a village was set up at Manggel, in 1988 second village was set up at Yafufla, in 1989 a village named Mabul was set up at the coasts of River Eilanden and in 1998 one more village was set up at Khaiflambolup. In a nutshell these villages were organized for Korowai people but in reply they did not demonstrate the eagerness that was anticipated. This is due to this uninterested stance that many villages are still exposed vacant.

The fundamental cause for that may be that these settlements are located far-flung from the wherewithals of food (Sago). In the local speech the word “Sago” is used for foodstuff.

FINANCIAL SYSTEM

The Korowai people are fundamentally hunters and fulfill their hunger by hunting. They also do gardening and now slowly diverting towards yielding harvest. The Korowai people are aware of the significance of protein from the start and for that reason they hunt animals and are very skilled in catch fish. They accomplish their necessities of proteins from the aforementioned food.

What trade Korowai people do? And what they vend or purchase? The knowledge about this is very small and not adequate. There are particular methods in Korowai family to perform the daily errands of life for example “Sago” means the liability of getting ready food is of mature young people. They not only gather food but also get ready it. Similarly whatever religious rituals they rejoice as per their faiths, young people also take part in these ceremonials. There is no function of women in these kinds of observances.

Some Korowai people began works that supplied them slight money. But these earnings were purported. Such local residents began work with vacationer companies. They led the tourists and served them in every manner. It means they can get both monetary and money-oriented reimbursements from their touring business. These prospects are on very restricted level for at the present. Local guides create the travelers trips these villages and horde them fairly sound. They also systematize local “Sago” requests for tourists, take their goods from one place to a different and concurrently demonstrate them conventional and antique displays, which they carry out themselves.

In the past of Korowai tribe, once for restricted time (from around 1996 to 1999) chaos overcame there. The crucial cause was that the very valuable wood (Agarwood) of this village that is also called (gaharu) in the local tongue was happening moving outside unlawfully. In fact the thing was that some foreigners or smugglers, who were conscious of the worth of this wood, began cutting the precious wood of this forest. Innocent Korowai people could not do anything in opposition to them and mutely observed their expensive natural reserve prowling by plunderers.

The worth of this wood can be conjectured by the truth that any purchaser used to disburse around 4 dollars for one kilogram of gaharu wood. Similarly these precious “gaharu” woods arrived at the bazaars of Europe and Middle East, where one thousand dollars per kilogram of this priceless wood were also hunted. The smuggling of this wood was also carried out by means of Southern coast “Agats” and also from “Jayapura” at the Northern coast.  Assistance from missionary planes was also sought after for this reason that used to disembark and leave from ”Yaniruma” and “Boma”. The control of “Gaharu” trading was under the army and army was administrating this business.

The precious wood of Papua forests was driven outside. Along with this thrashing, there was greater trouncing that the business of "body selling" augmented to bigger extents that played a significant part in extending AIDS in the entire Papua.

MATRIMONIES

Here also like other cultured realms of the world, parental system is set up, in which father is the head of the house and he manages the whole communal, economical and political affairs.  The polygamy custom is also conventional in this tribe but generally they do not wed with the blood relatives. Nowadays they began to have a preference wedding with cousins from mother side.

COMMUNAL LIFE

Here the headship constitution is founded on primeval times i.e. any influential person becomes the head of the tribe with respect to his individual character and abilities. There is no position of any organization in this headship. The combating among tribes begins particularly due to quarrels associated to shedding magical spells.

SPIRITUAL LIFE

The conviction of Korowai tribe is that this entire cosmos is filled with all kind of spirits, in which a number of spirits are more exceptional and in agreement to each other as measure up to other spirits. Particularly reverence is paid to the spirits of forefathers. According to Korowai tribe’s faith, the “Ginol Silamtena” is the spirit of the maker of this cosmos. But Korowai people neither furnish any significance to it in their every day lives nor do they agree to that there is any function of it in their every day lives. It is necessary for each and every person of Korowai tribe to organize an exceptional dinner once in his life period. According to their belief, affluence and development takes place due to this dinner party.

With the intention of to avoid the hard time these people altar the favorite pig for their forefather’s spirits.

Korowai people are custodians of strange and precious traditions, which comprises of their ghostly tales, folk tales, magical maxims and enchantments and antique traditions of natural feats.

In regard to death and life after death, Korowai people suppose that in return of the acts of a person, he has to approach again in this world. The people, who have departed from their tribes after death and now existing in the world of spirits, any one of those spirits can send his relative once more in this world and that person will rebirth in the form of any new born in their tribe.

SYNCHRONIZATION WITH EUROPE

In the end of the 1970 decade, few Christian (Protestants Missionaries) began subsisting with Korowai citizens. In the decade of 1980 an Indonesian human specialist Dea Sudarman geared up many documentaries for Japanese Television.

In 1993 a film squad had organized a do research study in the “Dio Village”. The chief subject of this study was “The dwellings made on trees and man-eating”. The Korowai people were displayed pessimistically in this case reading, which showed the way to the manufacturing of the film “Lords of Garden”.

In 1996 a local Christian Society was set up that contains the members from the neighborhood clan “Kombai”. For the long time it has been considered that Korowai people are extremists in their faiths and will never deflect to any other religion and will oppose against such struggles. Thus many people adopted Christianity in the end of 1990 decade and officially pierced in this religion.

In the autumn of 2003 a small panel of Bible Translators arrived at in Yaniruma and began their work.

In May 2006 an excursion guide Paul Riffle guided the crew team of Australian T.V. Show “60 Minutes” in order to prepare a special report on this tribe and their people. After few days of filming a man arrived at the crew team and asserted that his six year nephew “Wa-Wa” had been blamed of becoming a sorcerer (Kakua). He was in immense hazard, since he could be murdered and gobbled. But the crew team of “60 Minutes” rejected to help that person. But later Paul Riffle got in touch with his rival “Seven Network”, who approved to send a “Today Tonight” crew for taking “Wa-Wa” out of this region.

But, prior to these people could get to this area, the Indonesian higher establishment deport all the officials from “Jayapura” on the concern of Visa.

MAN-EATING

One of the information about Korowai people was got that they still consume human flesh. But human specialists say that it does not occur at present, since these people are in steady synchronization with external people and it is also exposed in the newest reports that fake narratives has been extended in order to propagate tourism.

In 2006 a T.V. show “60 Minutes” declared that when somebody is blamed of becoming a sorcerer “Khakhua” in the Korowai culture and on verifying the offense he was beaten cruelly, hanged up and afterwards gobbled. In this respect many unverified declarations were also made that the brain of a person is eaten instantaneously whereas the dead body is still hot and that pregnant women and children does not take part in this eating.

WAY OF CONTSTRUCTION

Korowai houses are made on height, for which higher wood pillars are fixed on the land initially. This way has been going on since past, in order to keep the houses safe from water and flood. Secondly these houses remain away from the reach of the invaders. This step is specifically taken for the safety of children and women; otherwise the conqueror tribe either makes women and children their slave or kills and eats them.

The thick, high and strong pillars of iron wood in one way keep the houses safe from fire too, otherwise the strategy of invaders is to fire the houses made of wood, grass and straw, which compels the residents to come out of their houses due to smoke and suffocation and thus invaders arrest them. Iron wood is that hard and solid wood, which does not catch fire easily.

These people are living in the ancient past in spite of living in the present and are not ready to change themselves. But efforts are going on and it is hopeful that soon these people will change their present state by entering in the present.

By Muhammad Irfan Zafar

Content Writer

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This is a genetic era. If genetic code of any living organism would be sought, its breeding and growth could be controlled. The Britain scientist have achieved great success in decoding the genetic code of wheat, which would result in a way that the hardest wheat could be prepared which could cope with the environmental and seasonal changes. It would breed more in less space and likewise the rising population needs could be fulfilled.

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The team of Neil Hall scientist of Liverpool has discovered this code. They say that the benefits of their research would reveal in the next five years.

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Whenever on any pleasant morning or cool evening, he saw his same age children were playing different games in the parks, tears used to run out from his eyes, but Michael Jackson got tremendous reward of his tear. He reached such horizons of success and popularity, which many singers even can’t dream of. The selling records of Michael Jackson’s audios and videos are still unbeatable. His name is mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Record under more than one title. One of those titles is “The Most Successful Entertainer of All Time”.

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During 2003 and 2005 Michael Jackson started using narcotics to much extent and his weight was started deteriorating quickly. He also remained sometime in Bahrain as a guest with an Arab Sheikh. The rumors of his converting into Muslim have also been spread at that time. In 2006, the news of his financial crisis started coming. During that time he returned to America and started living in a rented palace because his own house was closed due to the accusations of not paying of loans and legal proceedings.

On 25^th June, 2009 at 22 min past 12 his illness news was received on an emergency number of Fire Department in Los Angles. In three minutes ambulance reached his house. According to the medical staff he was not breathing at that time. At 56 min past 12 doctors officially declared him death. This way the story of life of the King of Popular Music ended. But the guesses about his death, the pull and push of his heredity and accusations on various people in respect of his death is still going on.

By Muhammad Irfan Zafar

Content Writer

1st May: World Labors Day

Labors, Harvesters, Farmers are still deprived of their rights

1^st May is the Word Day of Labors and its decision has also been taken by labors themselves and not by UNO, because by that time UNO didn’t exist. On this day labors all over the world celebrate the memories of 1886 Chicago labors who sacrificing their lives get 8 hours timings approved for themselves. On this day, labors all over the world organize seminars, processions; rallies and meetings to express their resolution that they will continue their struggle until the exploitation system has not been eradicated.

The patient and hard struggle of labors, workers, servants and innocents has been going on for centuries. This tussle is going on since the inception of this world. When for the very first time few powerful people after drawing lines on the earth started claiming their possession and made the weaker, innocent and obedient public their servant by aggravation and cruelty. The class difference in the society started prevailing since then. The powerful and cruel people of that time started taking forceful hard work from them and made them their servant. But in 18^th and 19^th century the labor body started strengthening. This was the period when steam engines and factories were entering into the machine era. The laborers were paid very less amount in lieu of their severe hard work.

Before this time in 1789, the France Revolution had taken place. The ideas of Carl Marks were prevailing. Then in 1883, Carl Marks died. At the same time the laborers were also making their parties. By that time there were neither any fix timings for the laborers nor any law. They had to work late till night. There was no compensation in case of accident or death. New industries were establishing in Europe. Science was also advancing. The network of factories and industries was spreading. The labor body was rising and marching towards Union making. The laborers struggled in Britain, made unions and federations. The laborers also struggled before this time but the work done by Chicago laborers will be remembered till eternity.

Exactly 125 years ago from now, such enthusiastic, revolutionary and dedicated political and labor leaders had been born who for the first time called complete strike and presenting their valuable lives turned the labor movement in the new direction and rose the laborers’ head with pride by sacrificing their blood. This incident occurred in the industrial city of Chicago in America near the famous “Hay” market. The laborers of that time raised their voice against the then authorities, industrialists, factory owners, landlords and money holders that challenged them to listen, “You cruel people we are also humans, give us the right of living too, fix our working hours, raise our salaries and give us livelihood.”

They were shouting to the laborers of the world to get united; they were united without any difference in cast, creed or color and were asking for their rights and demands. The whole industrial city of Chicago was jammed. The Chimneys of Mills and factories had stopped excreting smoke. This was the first time in the history when the hard workers had raised the mutiny flag by their unity and wrote a new chapter by calling the complete strike. Then on 1^st May 1886 in the morning the anonymous journalist while performing his revolutionary duty had written a writing which has now become the part of the history.

“Oh! Laborers! Your fight has been started. The time will take itself the final decision. Step forward to get your demands accepted, for your duty hours, continue your struggle, the authorities will have to bend, victory will be yours, never lose courage, be united, in this lies your survival, your success, keep fighting till the fulfillment of your demands, “

This writing of the journalist had rose additional emotions and they demanded strongly for 8 hours timings and then for the first time 24 hours had been adjusted like that we will do 8 hours work, we will rest for 8 hours and we will pass 8 hours with our family. The authorities, mill owners, money holders didn’t like this slogan and unity of the laborers and they taking the strict action opened fire on them. They wounded the weaponless, peaceful and weaker laborers,

 

The white peaceful flag of the laborers becomes red. The shirt of one of the laborer turned red with the blood. Then they made that red blooded flag their own flag in place of white flag and decided that they will not go to work unless their demands were not fulfilled. Red flag will now be our flag and from then onwards the red flag became the flag of laborers.

At last the authorities accepted the demands of the laborers and likewise for the first time the 8 hours timings were accepted. On this occasion seven prominent leaders of laborers including Fisher, Angeel, Peterson and Spies were brought to trial and 4 leaders were sentenced to death. These leaders went from this world but left their work, name and their movement alive for good. Afterwards, laborers got their many demands accepted by their struggle. The revolution came in Russia in 1917. Laborers got their many demands accepted in Europe. Now the timings in Europe are 6 hours. But still in many parts of the world exploitation with the laborers are going on and there is a need of long and hard struggle like Chicago laborers did by the laborers of that exploited areas in order to get their justified demands accepted by the authorities. UNO also need to play its role in such areas of the world.

By Muhammad Irfan Zafar

Content Writer