Back in 1875, Samin Surosentiko was one of thousands of indigenous people living near a teak forest on the banks of the Bengawan Solo river in the Blora Regency of Central Java. When Dutch colonials forcibly took possession of the gas and timber resources in the area, Samin Surosentiko and his family were evicted. They chose instead to rebel, and under Samin's leadership, the indigenous people tried to hamper the colonial's efforts by speaking