Jecky-Kalakmabin

  I am a third-year Student at the University of Catholic Indonesia Jakarta (Unika Atmajaya Jakarta) Email address: jeckykalakmabin6@gmail.com Atbalmin tribe The Atbalmin tribe is an ethnic group that inhabits the border area between ​​the Telefomin district and the Bintang Mountains, in West Sepik and the Papua Mountains. The area inhabited by this tribe is included in the Okmekmin traditional territory. This tribe also has something unique, namely a typical greeting called Yapkup/Yepmum. In general, based on references from books and journals, it is recorded that the Telefomin area is inhabited by six tribes, namely the Atbalmin, Miyanmin, Tifolmin, Trefolmin, Oksapmin, and Urapmin, plus seven tribes in the Bintang Mountains, namely the Ngalum, Lepki, Ketengban, Murop, Kimki, Arintap, and Yetfa. Of the six native tribes in Telefomin, the Atbalmin tribe has an original population of less than 6,000,00 (three thousand) people.[1] Etymology The indigenous people of the Atbalmin and...

Article: NGALUM OKMEKMIN TRIBE Get to know the life of the Ngalum Ok tribe, water people from the Star Mountains Regency.  The Ngalum Ok tribe is one of seven tribes that inhabit the valley in the southern part of the Jayawijaya Mountain range, precisely in the Oksibil valley, Star Mountains region, Papua. The word Oksibil in Ngalum weng (Ngalum language) consists of two words, namely Ok which means water, and Sibil which means close. Ngalum itself means east, which implies the Ngalum people are people who live in the east. Most Ngalum Ok people live close to water, such as rivers and springs. Therefore, we are often called "water people" because our lives are always looking for water. For the Ngalum Ok people, water is a source of life that contains philosophical, theological, ecological, and economic meaning. The Ngalum OK people see that water (ok) creates and brings true life, provides fertility and prosperity for humans, provides coolness, peace, tranquility, serenity, p...

(Review Article)   A Brief History of the Island of New Guinea (Papua)   By Jecky Kalakmabin  The Student of the Faculty of Education Culture and Language Study, Education Literacy Research focus, University of Catholic Indonesia Jakarta.  Pacific Island Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024 Publication history: Received on 30 March 2024; revised on 20 April 2024; accepted on 10 May 2024  Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.2.0745 ___________________________________________________________ Abstract   Papua Island is divided into two parts, the eastern part of which is within the continental landmass of Australia, and the western part is located within Indonesia. The two departments are governed in many respects by both. Pacific Islands, and New Guinea.   Keywords: Brief history of New Guinea Island People _______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Introduction  People of ...