The Min peoples or Mountain Ok peoples are a cultural group in the
West Sepik Province
Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the ...
of
Papua New Guinea
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The Min peoples, though multiple distinct peoples, shared a ritual system. The
Telefol were acknowledged by the Min as being at the highest level of sacred knowledge, and groups such as the
Baktaman were at the lowest level. In this ranking the
Urapmin were either at the top or at least very close to the Telefol.
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Indigenous peoples of Melanesia
Ethnic groups in Papua New Guinea
Min peoples