Acehnese |
Adabe |
Adonara |
Alorese |
Ampanang |
Andio |
Aralle, Tabulahan |
Asmat |
Bagusa |
Batak Alas-Kluet |
Batak Angkola |
Batak Dairi |
Batak Karo |
Batak Mandailing |
Batak Simalungun |
Batak Toba |
Bauzi |
Damal |
Dani |
Gayo |
Ketengban |
Kombai |
Kubu |
Mentawai |
Minangkabau |
Moni |
Moronene |
Nias |
Nuaulu |
Rejang |
Sawang |
Selako |
Tamiang |
Wandamen |
Wolio
| Batak Karo |
|
| Indigenous Group |
Batak Karo (Also known
as: Karo Batak, Orang Batak Karo, Karonese). |
| Location |
Indonesia, island of
Sumatra, Sumatera Utara Province, west and northwest of Lake Toba, near
Berastagi. |
| Estimated Population |
600,000 (1991, SIL
International) |
| Environment |
Highland Rainforest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Fishing
/ Hunting / Textiles / Handicraft Sales / Paid Labor |
| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Batak Karo
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sundic, Sumatra,
Batak, Northern
Alternate names: Karo Batak, Orang Batak Karo, Karonese
Dialects: Singkil |
| Website URLs |
The
Karo Batak
Welcome
to North Sumatera
Traditional
Karo Batak House
Ethnologue:
Batak Karo
Karo
Batak
Wikipedia:
Batak (Indonesia)
Peoples
of Sumatra
The
Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Tropical Forests |
| NGOs |
Indigenous
Peoples of the World
Bona
Ni Pasogit (Association of Batak Tribes in Europe)
YAPIDI
(Pijer Podi Foundation)
Yayasan
Ekowisata Sumatra (YES, or Sumatra EcoTourism Foundation)
UNESCO
(Jakarta office)
World
Rainforest Movement
Down
To Earth
The
Corner House |
|
