Mentawai Shaman – Jungle Knowledge Keeper No Comments Once upon a time the only film footage on Mentawai was in the form of Reimar Shefold’s contribution to the 1974 Disappearing World series, The Read More »
Trekking to Save a Life – Mentawai Culture and Infant Mortality No Comments Canoe on the way down. Trekking on the way back. Motorboat all the way down to the coast. A busy day. The kid lived. I Read More »
Trekking Tour in Mentawai? Check out this Video Guide to Siberut Culture 14 Comments There’s plenty of videos out there about Mentawai these days, mainly about surfing. That’s no surprise since surfers make up the overwhelming majority of foreign Read More »
Mentawai Culture is NOT Disappearing 2 Comments Repeat. Mentawai Culture is not disappearing. It is changing though, oh yes indeed. And it always has been, faster at some times, slower at others. Read More »