Bukitan (also known as Baketan) are the indigenous people native to the Nanga Palin in Embaloh Hilir of Kapuas Hulu Regency,[4] Indonesia. Nowadays, the Bukitan diaspora can be found in the neighbouring Nanga Palin as well; including the district of Bintulu in Sarawak.[5]
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 A Bakatan(?) man in Sarawak | |
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 East Kalimantan | 570 (2000)[1] |
 West Kalimantan | 290 (2000)[2] |
 Sarawak | 289 (2000)[3] |
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History
editOrigin
editThe origin of the Bukitan is from the Nanga Palin in Embaloh Hilir of Kapuas Hulu Regency in West Kalimantan. Due to the tribal conflict with its neighbouring tribe (Iban people), some of Bukitans have to migrate out of their homeland.[6][7] However, significant population of Bukitan people can still be found in their ancestral territory.
Diaspora
editSome of the Bukitan fled to Saribas which is what is now in the Betong Division. There, they settled and built their community. During those years, they co-existed with another diaspora of Ibans there, after a peace sealed by the marriage of the daughter of their leader Entinggi to the son of the Iban chief Tindin.[8] Some of them also moved into Sarawak via Lubok Antu and settled there in the 19th century.[9]
After many years, due to some misunderstandings, war broke out with the Ibans and they lost. They again fled to various places before settling in Merit River, a tributary of Batang Tatau river in Bintulu division and its vicinity until today.[10]
Evidence of Bukitan existence can be found in areas such as the Saribas (Paku, Layar and Rimbas)[11] and Lubok Antu in the form of burial grounds, name of places and ancient orchards.
Notable people
edit- Jonathan Tinggang Ngabang, a high jumper Malaysian athlete.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Bukitan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Bukitan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. (2005). Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X.
- ^ Victor T. King (1995). The Maloh of West Kalimantan: an ethnographic study of social inequality and social change among an Indonesian Borneo people. Foris Publications. p. 53. ISBN 90-676-5065-X.
- ^ Jean-Francois Bissonnette, Stephane Bernard & Rodolphe De Koninck (2011). Borneo Transformed: Agricultural Expansion on the Southeast Asian Frontier. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-544-6.
- ^ Traude Gavin (2004). Iban Ritual Textiles. NUS Press. p. 4. ISBN 99-716-9294-5.
- ^ Vinson H. Sutlive & Joanne Sutlive, ed. (2001). The Encyclopaedia of Iban Studies: O-Z. Tun Jugah Foundation. p. 1593. ISBN 98-340-5133-6.
- ^ Barau Anak Gelayan (2016). Nalong Anak Buda (ed.). Betie Tajak Ngakak Tajai Ngelayang. Johnny Anak Chuat. ISBN 978-967-10174-8-7.
- ^ Victor T. King (1995). The Maloh of West Kalimantan: an ethnographic study of social inequality and social change among an Indonesian Borneo people. Foris Publications. p. 53. ISBN 90-676-5065-X.
- ^ Vinson H. Sutlive & Joanne Sutlive, ed. (2001). The Encyclopaedia of Iban Studies: A-G. Tun Jugah Foundation. p. 321. ISBN 98-340-5131-X.
- ^ Rob A. Cramb (2007). Land and Longhouse: Agrarian Transformation in the Uplands of Sarawak. NIAS Press. ISBN 978-87-7694-010-2.
- ^ "Host state treats Sarawak athletes to Gawai gathering". The Borneo Post. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
