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Fighting Forest Faiths

As the palm oil industry in Indonesia flourishes, the Orang Rimba tribe has been forced to abandon their nomadic lifestyle and traditional beliefs. Rebecca Henschke investigates.

For centuries, the forests of Sumatra have been home to the Orang Rimba tribe. But as the palm oil industry in Indonesia flourishes, the Orang Rimba have been forced to abandon their nomadic lifestyle and traditional beliefs, and convert to a religion recognised by the state. Rebecca Henschke investigates.

30 minutes

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Tue 21 Nov 201710:30GMT
BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD

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PresenterRebecca Henschke

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