Sentani, Jubi – The opening of the Sixth Congress of the Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (KMAN VI) will be a cultural parade from the indigenous peoples in Jayapura Regency on October 24, 2022.
The cultural parade will start at Theys H. Eluay Field and end at the Barnabas Youwe Stadium in Sentani City, Sentani District.
Head of the Local Committee of KMAN VI Timoteus Demetouw said that in the cultural parade, all participants would wear traditional clothes while displaying their respective artistic and cultural attractions.
“On October 24, various tribes and cultures will unite, displaying all the characteristics of their respective cultures,” said Demetouw in Sentani on Thursday, August 11, 2022.
Around 10,000 indigenous people from all over Indonesia will attend KMAN VI as participants. In addition to the cultural parade, in the KMAN VI, there will also be the Lake Sentani Festival and the commemoration of the IXth Awakening Day of the Indigenous Peoples of Jayapura Regency.
“This historical moment must be maintained well and responsibly by all of us as hosts for all indigenous peoples of the archipelago, who come to our beloved Khena Mbai Umbai Earth,” Demetouw said.
“The distance between Theys field and Youwe Stadium is one to two kilometers. We will make sure that the route is arranged by the traffic police to avoid traffic jams. There is an alternative route that can be used at that time,” he added.
Separately, Head of BPH AMAN Jayapura Benhur Wally said that all implementation of KMAN VI must be ensured in terms of readiness, be it infrastructure and supporting facilities, such as several residents’ houses that will be used as accommodation.
“There are four zones that are used and their readiness must be ensured. The distance between each zone must be shortened by placing residents’ houses as accommodation that are easily accessible, both by transportation and for delivery of consumption,” Wally said. (*)
