Korowai Tribe:
Papua’s Korowai tribe, often labelled ‘cannibals’, is re-examined as myths fade, revealing a misunderstood culture shaped by isolation, conflict, and historical misrepresentation.
- The Korowai tribe is a group of indigenous people who live in the southeastern part of Papua, Indonesia.
- The tribe has unique cultural practices and a unique way of living in treehouses high above the ground.
- The Korowai people have a deep connection to the forest, which they rely on for their survival.
- They hunt and gather food from the forest, including wild animals and plants.
- They live high up in the trees which they built on the tree trunks.
- The Korowai people were totally disconnected from the outside world until the 1970s.
- They have been sensationalised in modern media for their association with cannibalism, a practice of eating human flesh.
- While it is believed that the tribe historically practised cannibalism as part of their spiritual and social beliefs, it has largely faded over time.
