What is a Lemambang? The Iban Ritual Bard
The Iban lemambang is a ritual bard who recites long, sacred chants or invocations at ceremonies or rituals. These chants are the stories…
Olivia JD
@coloringiship
Dayak Iban @ Indigenous Artist and Writer
A Visit to Borneo Cultures Museum, Kuching, Sarawak
Have you heard of the Borneo Cultures Museum? It is in Kuching, Sarawak, and from the outside, it seems quiet, though the…
Writing About Iban Culture Without Taking the Easy Way Out
When I first read the CBC article on AI-generated Indigenous content, my…
Living Between Places
Most people don’t understand what it feels like to live between places. It is not exactly sadness. That is what I would want people…
What Kyoto Bamboo Forest Taught Me About Belonging
I woke up before sunrise that morning in Kyoto and left the hotel while the streets were still relatively empty and quiet. I wanted to reach the Arashiyama bamboo grove before…
Things That Stay With Me
I am on a morning train in Japan, traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto without any hurry to get there. The shinkansen is quiet. There are empty seats on both sides…
coloringiship reblogged
Preparing Our Garden for a Fresh Start
Happy Monday Hivers! If a person is hardworking and has their own land, they will surely never go hungry. That’s something I often hear from the elders, and it’s true. If you…