Indonesia’s Baduy tribe struggles to keep rejecting modern technology

  • 5 years ago
Indonesia’s Baduy tribe is stubbornly refusing to adopt modern technology in a bid to protect their ancient traditions. The people who live in the country’s westernmost province on the island of Java proudly claim they still maintain a way of life that has been unchanged for centuries.

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