Adventure tour : BIMA & KOMODO ISLAND Tour

Bima People Profile
Who are the Bima?
The Bima (also called the Mbojo) people live in West Nusa Tenggara Province in the flat lowland regencies of Bima and Dompu on the eastern portion Sumbawa Island, as well as on Sangeang Island. Despite a long coastline, indented by bays, the population is not sea-oriented and most villages lie more than 5 kilometers from the coast. The northern part of their area is fertile, while the southern portion is barren and infertile.The Bima people are also called the Oma (moving) people, because they continue a lifestyle of often moving. The Bima language (sometimes called Nggahi Mbojo) includes the Bima, Bima Donggo, and Sangeang dialects.

What are their lives like?
The primary livelihood of the Bima people is dry land farming, however they also practice irrigated rice farming using a system of irrigation called panggawa. They are also famous for breeding horses. The Bima women are skilled at braiding mats from bamboo and palmyra palm leaves and weaving a fabric for which they are well known called tembe nggoli.A Bima settlement is called a kampo or kampe and is led by a village leader, who is called a neuhi. He is helped by a group of highly respected family elders. The leadership position is inherited from generation to generation among the descendents of the village's founder. The Bima people are definitely not shut off from outside influences. Formerly school education was considered to be in opposition to their traditions. Now, however, they endorse education from primary school through university. They tend to consider outside influences as good, especially cultural and technological ones.

What do they believe?
Even though the large majority of Bima people embrace Islam and are known for being very staunch in their religion, they still believe in spirits and continue with many animistic practices. There are still many shamans left in the society and many Sumbawa professing Islam still rely on advice and help, especially in times of crisis.The Bima people fear the spirits of Batara Gangga (the head god with the greatest power), Batara Guru, Idadari Sakti, and Jeneng, as well as the spirits Bake and Jin who live in trees, very high mountains and are believed to have power to cause disease and calamities. They also believe in a large supernatural tree located in Kalate, and in Murmas, which is the special dwelling place of the gods of Mountain Rinjani, as well as a special place where Batara and the other gods and goddesses live. The original beliefs of the Bima people are called pare no bongi, which refers to belief in the spirits of their ancestors. In the 1930's hundreds of Bima people in the mountain area of Dompu heard the gospel and responded. Today there are 4 mountain villages that are more than 90% 'Christian'. These people are very poor and isolated and many don't truly understand the gospel.

What are their needs?
Health assistance is greatly needed, particularly among those Bima people who still exclusively use dukun (shaman/healer/occultist). They also need appropriate farming equipment and training.
Text source: Copyright © PJRN - Indonesian National

KangGURU Travels to Bima in Sumbawa
On the 7th of May, 2006, Ogi and I, Krista Gerschwitz, flew to Bima in Simbawa for an Activities Day. It was the first time I had visited this town. What I will remember most about this particular place were the goats roaming the main streets and the ride in the 'Ben Hur' - the pony drawn transport car.
I also met a student whom I had taught in Bali in 2000, which was a pleasant surprise.


The activities day was thankfully cloudy, although still hot and steamy. Students from English clubs in the surrounding towns arrived for the 8am start in the museum grounds in Bima. Over two hundred students attended. They enjoyed a variety of activities, including giving performances of singing and dancing, reciting poems in English, quizzes, puzzles, guessing games and learning 'The Kookaburra' song in English. the favourite activity was the music quiz, identifying the title of songs, the band's name and number of members in the band.




Some of the students were very outgoing and took the opportunity to ask me many questions. Others were a little shyer, but were keen to take photos. The day ended after 4pm. The students took home prizes and 'goodies' from Kangguru. It was a very successful day overall and congratulations should be given to the organizers.

K. Gerschwitz.

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