Koteka Tribal Assembly
The Koteka Tribal Assembly (
DeMMaK was in May 2000, prior to the Papuan People's Congress II (2000) held in Jayapura. The field leader of DeMMaK is Benny Wenda. Sam Karoba is the founder and international chair of DeMMaK. Though DeMMaK is generally supportive of the PDP, it accuses the latter of being too accommodating of the government.
Koteka Tribes claimed to consists of seven major tribes in the central and southern highlands of Papua; namely Lani, Mee, Amungme, Kamoro, Yali, Damal, and Moni with other sub-tribes such as Nggem, Walak, Hubla, Kimyal, Momuna, Ngalik. According to DeMMaK, the above is the division of the Koteka Tribes according to foreigners. The people from the Koteka Tribes themselves classify the Koteka Tribes into four major tribes: Lani, Mee, Loma[citation needed] and Yali Tribes.
It is organised in as a confederation that consists of elders who independently and autonomously join and or leave the assembly as they wish, and contribute to the organisation according to their willingness and capabilities in order to achieve their goal. DeMMaK is managed under coordination of a Secretary-General that is assisted by Coordinators based on activities carried out within the Assembly.
See also
- Koteka peoples
References
- ^ Myles Burke (12 June 2013). "Benny Wenda: In 20 years my people will have disappeared'". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ^ Ruth Styles (11 October 2011). "The Smell of Freedom: Lush gets behind the Free West Papua campaign". The Ecologist. Retrieved 2018-01-08.