ACTIVITY seems to be on the increase at Pantole's house. Dozens of men and women have gathered for lunch. This customary ceremony at the house of the Katu Village chief in Poso, Central Sulawesi, continues to be respected. Residents have gathered to assist their local chief in opening the forests for agricultural fields.

In small groups, they work together to open the land. Pantole manages two expansive tracts of the forest, but not al