Indonesian tribesman Muhammad Yusuf believes his conversion from animism to Islam in a government-supported programme will eventually make his life easier. "Thank God, the government now pays ...

JAKARTA, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of Indonesian indigenous people gathered on Sumatra island on Friday to call on the government to protect their land rights as fears grow ...

Surrounded by forests, Indigenous Baduy tribe settlements, just a few hours' drive from the Indonesian capital, allow no election campaigning - Copyright AFP BAY ...

The older man wore just a loincloth, revealing taut muscles and leathery skin from decades of living deep in the rainforest. Like other members of his tribe, he was covered head to toe in tattoos.

He felt so comfortable nearly naked that he ended up staying in the Mentawai jungle for nine years. But what struck Rob was the disparity between villages. When he first arrived, he stayed on a ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Lawyers claiming to represent an Indonesian tribe have filed a lawsuit against Phoenix mining company Freeport, demanding $30 billion in damages for unspecified environmental and ...

Catholic Church officials have come out in support of a Papuan indigenous tribe after an Indonesian court refused to revoke permits to start an oil palm plantation that threatens to clear the tribals' ...

A tribe of Indonesian “fish people” have evolved extra-large spleens that enable them to free dive to incredible depths. The genetic change discovered in the Bajau tribe is the first known example of ...

The Orang Rimba people have inhabited the jungles of Sumatra for centuries, traveling in tight-knit family groups in the Indonesian forests, hunting, fishing and collecting non-timber forest products ...