Sakai people (Indonesia) - Misplaced Pages

Indigenous group native to Sumatra and Riau Islands Ethnic group

Sakai people
Orang Sakai
Total population
4,995
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Riau)
Languages
Sakai language, Indonesian
Religion
Animism, Islam, Christian
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. 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.

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. 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. The Sakai people considered themselves to have originate from Pagaruyung Kingdom.

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.

References

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.
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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.
Suparlan, Parsudi (1993). Orang Sakai di Riau: Masyarakat Terasing dalam Masyarakat Indonesia. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor. p. 72.
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v t e Ethnic groups in Indonesia
Indonesians
Sumatra	Aboriginal Akit Batin Bonai Lubu Mante Orang Kuala Orang Rimba Sakai Petalangan Talang Mamak Acehnese Alas Batak Angkola Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba Batak Enggano Gayo Kluet Komering Lampung Laut Malay Asahan Basemah Belida Bugis-Malay Deli Enim Kikim Kisam Lahat Langkat Lembak Lintang Musi Palembang Pegagan Penesak Rambang Riau Semendo Serdang Mentawai Sakuddei Minangkabau Aneuk Jamee Nias Haloban Ogan Rejang Simeulue Singkil
Java	Betawi Cirebonese Javanese Banyumasan Osing Tenggerese Kangeanese Madurese Bawean Sundanese Baduy Bantenese
Kalimantan	Banjar Dayak Apo Duat Kelabit Lun Bawang Sa'ban Apo Kayan Bahau Kayan Kenyah Lebbo' Uma Baka' Bidayuh Kendayan Selako Iban Mualang Murut Tidung Ot Danum Lawangan Ma'anyan Ngaju Bakumpai Meratus Punan Bah Bukitan Krio Malay Berau Pontianak Moro Orang Laut Bajau Suluk
Sulawesi	Buginese Bungku Butonese Bonerate Gorontaloan Kalumpang Lindu Makassar Malay Mandarese Minahasan Mongondow Muna Pamona Rampi Sangirese Seko Tau Taa Wana Torajan Mamasa
Papua	Abun Amungme Asmat Bauzi Damalme Dani Ekari (Mee) Fayu Kanum Ketengban Kombai Korowai Lani Marind Mek Moni Nduga Sawi Sentani Tehit Tobati Wambon Waropen Wolani Yali Yaur Yei
Lesser Sunda Islands	Abui Atoni Bali Aga Balinese Bimanese Bunak Helong Kemak Lamaholot Malay Loloan Manggarai Nage Rotenese Sasak Savu Sikka Sumba Sumbawa Tetum
Maluku Islands	Moluccan Alfur Alune Manusela Nuaulu Ambelau Ambonese Buru Wai Apu Kayeli Lisela Tanimbarese Tobelo Togutil Wemale
Non-indigenous	African Black Dutchmen Arab Armenian Chindian Chinese Benteng Bangka Belitung Chinese Maluku Chinese Padang Chinese Aceh Chinese Bali Chinese Parit Chinese Palembang Chinese Medan Chinese Peranakan Filipino Indian Klingalese Tamil Indo Japanese Jewish Korean Mardijker Pakistani Portuguese Totok

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