“Dayak Culture as a riches of Indonesia”

Theme: "The Power of Culture to Create a Better Future"

Title: “Dayak Culture as a riches of Indonesia”

By: Nikodemus Niko

Dayak is a native Borneo Island, Indonesia. Dayak ethnic group is divided into six large clumps that is: Kenyah,Ot Danum,Iban,Murut,Klemantan dan Punan. Dayak groups, divided into subcategories of which more or less amount to 405 sub tribes scattered across Borneo island. In West kalimantan, there are 151 Dayak sub-tribes and language. Although divided into hundreds of Dayak groups, they have a common characteristics of a distinctive culture. In west kalimantan an area customary dayak people of headed by a chief customary who leads one region dayak.

Customs, and the supernatural world of the Dayak of Kalimantan Island, namely:

1.     The tiwah ceremony

The tiwah ceremony is the customary dayak. a ceremony was held for the delivery of the bones of the deceased to the Sandung that has been made. Sandung is a kind of small House that is made especially for those who have died.

2.     the supernatural world

The supernatural world of the Dayak tribes of the island of borneo are already since earlier times are characteristic of the Dayak culture. A lot of people outside call dayak as people-eating (canibal). But actually the Dayak peace loving their origin not in bother and oppressed haphazardly. Dayak Borneo much supernatural strength type. The example is Manajah Antang. Manajah Antang is dayak way to look for clues such as finding the existence of a difficult enemy in the figure of the deceased ancestors with bird Antang media, wherever the enemy in search must be found. And then Mangkok Merah. Mangkok Merah is the Dayak unity media. Mangkok Merah outstanding if people feel their sovereignty Dayak in great danger. Commander of the Dayak tribe often call or Pangkalima are usually issued a standby signal or a bowl of Red war in miss out from village to village in a fast way. The daily appearance of a lot of people don't know who pangkalima Dayak. The someones unsurprised, it ' s just he has a supernatural force extraordinary. pangkalima has the science can fly and then immune from anything such as bullets and sharp weapons.

Indigenous Dayak Kendayan society strongly believe that everything in nature is derived from Jubata. Jubata as creator, and Sustainer of all things that exist in the real and virtual in nature and therefore among indigenous Dayak Kendayan Jubata very glorified and magnified. Jubata is believed to also be a very good, very generous, very fair, but could also punish the wicked deeds.

Naik Dango Ceremony Dayak West Borneo is a ritual of Dayak Kendayan. Naik dango is an activity or party of rice as an expression of gratitude to the Dayak Kendayan society Jubata (the creator) of all the results that have been obtained. Ritual feast of rice are usually carried out regularly every year and is held in turns in the counties and cities in West Kalimantan.

There is also a dayak kendayan oral tradition in the form of non-verbal e.g. as follows.

1.     Sampore

Sampore done in the life of someone that is associated with the rehablitasi relationship ever disability. Sampore carried out in the event of lenggang, liatn, bapipis, batampukng dendo and babuis (because of the nature of or jukat) and usually sampore the shaman.

2.     Baremah

Baremah is entreaty cover or thanksgiving for the result of work, as in baroah, babalak, muang rasi, bapipis, basingangi ( intention ).

3.     Renyah

Renyah is the dayaks kanayatn in mention a song or hymn. The content of the song is a very popular pantun all walks of life in the compassionate affection, sindir, or by a parent convey the message to his son.