Indigenous Communities from Indonesia

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Nias
Indigenous Group	Nias (also known as: Batu)
Location	Indonesia, West Sumatra, Nias and Batu islands
Estimated Population	480,000
Environment	Coastal
Lifestyle	Sedentary
Subsistence	Fishing / Agriculture
Level of Assimilation	Assimilated
Language Family	Nias Classification: Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian > Western Malayo-Polynesian > Sundic > Sumatra > Northern Dialects: Nias, Batu
Website URLs	http://nias.natmus.dk/indonesia.htm http://www.balitouring.com/culture/nias.htm http://www.info-indo.com/indonesia/history/sumatra_pulaubatu.htm http://www.ecologyasia.com/NewsArchives/Aug_2001/... http://www.nias.go.id/html/english/culture_cult.html
NGOs	none found