Why is Eating Rice Taboo in This Indigenous Land? Here's Why!
The Cireundeu Village Indigenous Community is the last bastion of cultural resistance amidst the onslaught of Cimahi's concrete. Their story is not simply one of survival, but of the wisdom they serve in every plate of rasi: cassava rice, a symbol of identity and food security in the Sunda Wiwitan tradition.
At the heart of their existence is the Forest Trilogy—Forbidden Forest, Tutupan Forest, and Baladahan Forest—a sacred system that proves nature is the ecological heart and the granary of life.
Watch how they fight for their customary land against the threat of megaprojects, struggle amidst a market flooded with imported rice, and now collaborate to design rasi as a gluten-free commodity with potential for export.
This is a reflection of the price of uncontrolled development and the extraordinary strength of those who dare to continue living on their own land.
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Timestamps:
00:00 How Unique is Cireundeu?
01:38 Between Two Worlds: Forest vs. Concrete
03:30 Forest Trilogy: Prohibition, Cover, and Retribution
05:39 Rasi, the Gastronomic Masterpiece
08:00 Three Imperatives: Protecting Water, Preserving Wiwitan, and Going Global
09:33 Alarms Sounding Behind the Traditional Slopes
12:34 Rasi, a Symbol of Resistance: A Mirror for Those of Us Who Dare to Ask?
14:01 Thank You for Reaching This Point?
14:29 Credits
14:50 Watch More!
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