The Uma Baka' tribe were originally from the rural center of

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Island. Originally from Bahau River, the Uma Baka' people began moved out from that river system along with the Uma' Kulit people in the 18th century. Although the tribe still remains in

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the cu ...

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, some of them have moved to

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. The tribe was known as the best hunters in jungle. The Uma Baka' people are considered as a sub-ethnic of the

Kenyah people The Kenyah people are an indigenous, Austronesian languages, Austronesian-speaking people of Borneo, living in interior North Kalimantan, North and East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Sarawak, Malaysia. Culture and economy The Kenyah people, ...

and their language is Uma Baka' language, which is a form of

Kenyah language Mainstream Kenyah, also known as Usun Apau and Bakung, is a Kenyah dialect cluster of North Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Sarawak, Malaysia. Dialects fall into four clusters: *Lepo’ Tau, Lepo’ Bem, Uma’ Jalan, Uma’ Tukung *Lepo’ Ke, Lep ...

dialect. Today, their lives have totally changed. They are no longer head hunters. Some of their people have become very successful in education, business, religion and politics.

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