Tribes gather in Jayapura
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 05/28/2007 8:36 AM
JAYAPURA, Papua: The upcoming Papua Tribal Community Conference in Jayapura will be attended by 700 participants from 245 tribes.
Organizing committee chairman Forkorus Yoboisembut said Wednesday that the event, scheduled to be held from June 20-24, provides a forum for the highest tribal decisions to be made and for the tribal council's performance to be evaluated.
""There's a rumor saying the conference is the Papuan People's Congress. I want to make it clear that this is purely a tribal community event that has nothing to do with politics,"" he said.
The conference is held every five years. In 2002, the tribes selected Tom Beana as tribal council leader and Leo Imbiri as council secretary. -- JP
