Sakai people
Orang Sakai
Total population
4,995
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (Riau)
Languages
Sakai language, Indonesian
Religion
Animism, Islam, Christian[citation needed]
Related ethnic groups
Malay people, Minangkabau people, Talang Mamak people, Akit people, Orang Asli

Sakai is a tribal community in Indonesia, traditionally living in the interior of Riau, Sumatra.[1] Some of them still lead a nomadic and hunter-gatherer lifestyle in the remote interior of Sumatra, while most settled into major cities and towns in Sumatra with the rise of industrialization.[2]

There are various theories of their origin. One theory is that they are the descendants of the Proto-Malay and Negrito tribes that were pushed inland due to the arrival of the Malay people in Sumatra.[3][4] Some of them claim that they are of Minangkabau origin and migrated to the edge of Gasib River, upstream of Rokan River, Riau hinterland in the 14th century.[5] The Sakai people considered themselves to have originate from Pagaruyung Kingdom.[6]

Most of the Sakai community living today are involved in agriculture. There are no definite data about the number of Sakai. Population data issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs Republic of Indonesia stated that the number of Sakai in Bengkalis Regency of 4,995 inhabitants.[7]

References

  1. ^ Abramson, Allen; Theodossopoulus, Dimitrios (2000-11-20). Land, Law and Environment: Mythical Land, Legal Boundaries. Pluto Press. pp. 177–. ISBN 9780745315706. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ http://metroterkini.com/berita-8710-mengenal-lebih-dekat--tentang-keunikan-suku-asli-di-riau.html Mengenal Lebih Dekat Tentang Keunikan Suku Asli di Riau
  3. ^ "Mengenal Suku Sakai, Suku Pedalaman di Sumatera".
  4. ^ Parsudi Suparlan (1995). Orang Sakai di Riau: masyarakat terasing dalam masyarakat Indonesia : kajian mengenai perubahan dan kelestarian kebudayaan Sakai dalam proses transformasi mereka ke dalam masyarakat Indonesia melalui Proyek Pemulihan Pembinaan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Terasing, Departemen Sosial, Republik Indonesia. Yayasan Obor Indonesia. p. 40. ISBN 97-946-1215-4.
  5. ^ Suparlan, Parsudi (1993). Orang Sakai di Riau: Masyarakat Terasing dalam Masyarakat Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor. p. 72.
  6. ^ Suparlan, Parsudi (1993). Orang Sakai di Riau: Masyarakat Terasing dalam Masyarakat Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor. p. 73.
  7. ^ Suparlan, Parsudi (1993). Orang Sakai di Riau: Masyarakat Terasing dalam Masyarakat Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor. p. 89.


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