Ekari people

**Ekari people**
**Mee / Bunani Mee**
**Ekagi / Kapauku**
Total population
(157,000)
Regions with significant populations
Papua province, Indonesia
Languages
Ekagi language
Religion
Christianity (95%), Islam (2%), other ethnic religions (3%)^[1]

The Mee (also Bunani Mee, Ekari, Ekagi, Kapauku) people from Paniai Regency in the Wissel Lakes area of the Papua province (formerly Central Irian Jaya), West Papua (western part of the island of New Guinea), Indonesia.^[2] They speak the Ekagi language.

Representations in Media

National Geographic aired the film Tribal Odyssey: The Chief Who Talks to God: The Mee, Papua in 2005 as part of its Tribal Odyssey series.^[3]

↑ http://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11729/ID
↑ Carmel Budiardjo & Soei Liong Liem (1988). West Papua: The Obliteration Of A People. TAPOL. ISBN 0-9506-7515-6.
↑ Tribal Odyssey

Papuan peoples

Indonesia	Amung Asmat Bauzi Dani Ekari Fayu Kombai Koteka Korowai Lani Marind Mek Moni Sawi Wolani Yali

Papua New Guinea	Abelam Angu Baining Baruya Bilibil Chambri Etoro Fore Gadsup Gogodala Haroli Hewa Huli Iatmul Kaluli Kwoma Koteka Maisin Mian Motuan Mundugumor Ogea Orokaiva Sambia Swagap Tairora Telefol Tolai Tsembaga Urapmin Wiru Wopkaimin Zia

Ethnic groups in Indonesia by region

Indonesians

Sumatra	Acehnese Batak Angkola Karo Mandailing Pakpak Simalungun Toba Alas Kluet Singkil Gayo Kubu Lampung Malay Batin Mentawai (Sakuddei) Minangkabau Aneuk Jamee Sakai Nias Rejang Seafarers Orang laut Orang Kuala Simeulue

Java	Betawi Cirebonese Javanese Banyumasan Osing Tenggerese Madurese Sundanese Baduy Bantenese

Kalimantan	Banjarese Dayak Apo Kayan Bahau Kayan Kenyah Uma Baka' Bidayuh Kendayan Selako Iban Mualang Kelabit Lun Bawang Murut Tidung Ot Danum Dusun Kwijau Lawangan Ma'anyan Ngaju Bakumpai Meratus Punan Bah Bukitan Krio Malay Berau Seafarers Bajau Suluk

Sulawesi	Buginese Butonese Bonerate Gorontaloan Lindu Makassarese Mandarese Minahasan Mongondow Muna Pamona Sangirese Tau Taa Wana Toraja

Papua	Melanesians Papuan Amungme Asmat Bauzi Dani Ekari Fayu Kombai Korowai Lani Marind Mek Moni Sawi Wolani Yali

Lesser Sunda Islands	Atoni Bali Aga Balinese Bunak Kemak Lamaholot Manggarai Nage Sasak Savu Sika Sumba Sumbawa

Maluku Islands	Moluccans Alfur Alune Ambelau Ambonese Buru Kayeli Lisela Manusela Nuaulu Togutil Wemale

Non-indigenous	African Arab Chinese Benteng Peranakan Eurasian Indo Filipino Indian Tamil Jewish Korean Pakistani Totok

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