Govt Ready to Give Protection to Aceh's Mante Tribe,Minister Says
1 April 2017 11:34 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A member of Mante tribe found in Aceh has been much talked about in the Internet.
There are now pros and cons whether or not they are let to live in the forest and do not have to disturbed.
Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa said the Mante tribe has to be protected by the government to prevent them from extinction. She said that the government could do it through the Isolated Custom Community (KAT).
"This is a form of protection because the forest they inhabit now might be different from the forest in the past, in which the air was still clean and not polluted. And it was easy for them to find food," Khofifah saidon Friday (31/3).
The minister added that the she had instructed the local Social Affairs Agency to find the site where the members live.
In the meantime, Director of Isolated Custom Community Empowerment of the Ministry Hasbullah said the Ministry is ready to give protection to Mante tribe.
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