The last nomads of Borneo

The Penan are one of the last indigenous hunter-gatherer tribes on earth. They are a semi-nomadic people who live in the rainforests of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo -- and their way of life is now threatened. Peng Megut is one of the last forest nomads who still carry a...

42 min - Tribes & Indigenous Cultures - DW Documentary

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