In 1978 many expeditions to West Papua,
missionaries from the Reformed church impacted young Korowai people to move to
settlements created by them. These young generations went on to attend schools
and graduate. Villages of Korowai people began to spread along the Becking and
Eilanden River after 1987. Indonesian Government built many of these villages
since 1985 for the Korowai people, but they tend to not stay long. Very little
has opened up and accepted the help of the outpatient clinics. They explored beyond
and turned to near village’s tokos (small shops) to buy goods instead of
growing it all in the past. Foreign companies incorporate Korowai people for
their Forestry projects and hire them to provide help to tourist from
translating to transportation.Papua Heritage Foundation, "Life up in a Korowai tree house." Accessed November 2, 2013. <http://www.papuaerfgoed.org/en/Life_up_in_a_Korowai_tree_house>
Reflection: Tribes were hidden from the outside world in the past, having no knowledge of existence. Well once introduced to others, we see that things, their society, and what they use to know as their homes evolve.
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