Merauje and the women of her village, Enggros, practice the tradition of Tonotwiyat, which literally means “working in the forest.” For six generations, women from the 700-strong Papuan ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Berta Sanyi and Paula Hamadi, left, stand chest deep in water as they collect clams in a mangrove forest ...

Merauje and the women of her village, Enggros, practice the tradition of Tonotwiyat, which literally means "working in the forest." For six generations, women from the 700-strong Papuan population ...

On the southeastern coast of Jayapura city lies a mangrove forest where only women are permitted to enter. JAYAPURA, Indonesia — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela ...