The Penan Tribe and the Issues Faced

The Penan are a nomadic aboriginal people living in Sarawak. A statistical analysis have showed that out of the 10000 penan people, only about 200 nomadic tribes people are left( (BBChome, 2008). The Penan are a gentle and softly spoken people with a highly egalitarian society and little gender division. Although certain tasks are reserved for men and others for women, there is no obvious sexual inequality, and neither sex exercises coercion over the other. Both men and women are gentle and soft-spoken There's a headman, and respect is given to elders but there is no real hierarchy, just a strong communal bond, which manifests itself in a meticulous process of sharing. (BBChome, 2008). Basic necessities like food gathered from hunting and crop and the main source of nutrients but living in a jungle makes one prone to all kinds of diseases and infection. the clan seems to be living is a malicious environment but yet they strive and survive for generation. is it possible that man in order to survive needs just the basic qualities without any technological  background The world of the Penan is threatened. Their homeland in the Malaysian state of Sarawak is undergoing one of the highest rates of logging on earth. The destruction of the forest is forever altering the lives of the Penan and the other indigenous peoples of Borneo.Some Penan are also threatened by a massive dam project. The proposed Bakun dam will flood 70,000 hectares of land, displacing indigenous peoples and wildlife and destroying even more rain forest. I would hope to discuss these issues on how they effect the Penan nomadic tribe in the Sarawak region as not many are left who still believe in the goddess of being one with nature