The Lucky Black Snake
When choosing a new place to live, finding a black snake en route is considered a good omen. But the Wana's strongest belief is their faith in Pue, their God.
August 12, 2003
MORNING mist hung weightlessly over Keakea Village in the Morowali nature reserve of Central Sulawesi. Jima, 62, the chief of the Wana people, woke from his sleep and hopped up quickly to grab his small pouch made of plaited rattan. He pulled a handful of tobacco and a dried corn leaf from his pouch and twisted the two into a cigarette. Then, once he was absorbed in his cigarette, he would gulp clear water from the glass in his hand and eat s
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