One of the most interesting indigenous groups in the world are the Batek of Malaya, this is a group of people living in the oldest rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. Orang ASli means "original people" in the native Malay language, and they are truly the original people of the land. Being a nomadic group of hunters and gatherers means they are at the mercy of the land and the elements to survive. Batek beliefs note that the rainforest was created by "superhuman" beings for the Batek to use and would destroy the world and everything on it if the Batek were to ever leave the rainforest (K.M. Endcott 1979a; Lye 2004). The Batek believe that "superhuman" beings created the forest so that the Batek could harvest it, build homes in it, and also provide decorations for their ceremonial rituals. The Batek's accommodation is quite simple and consists of a camp-like structure, with each camp consisting of around five or six households. Therefore, nuclear families consist of a father, a mother and their children. Their economic organization is based on hunting, gathering and gathering forest products for trade, although hunting is the main mode of subsistence. Because of the theory of equality, both men and women in this society produce and share food. Women's responsibility is to gather plant food daily while men focus on hunting game, although the roles may be reversed. Each person's fair contribution to the food supply is considered equally important. No rules are established to separate the activities of the sexes in hunting and gathering food, once the plant resources are exhausted, they move to another area within their habitat to survive and live. Marriages are based on equality...... middle of paper ......t=3&clientId=74379&RQT=309&VName=PQDEndicott, E., & Lampell, K. (1984). The Batek De' of Malaysia. Women in the changing world. Retrieved from hhpt://culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/Malaysia/batek-de-malaysia.Endicott, Kirk., Endicott, Karen 2008. The leader was a woman. Malaysia's gender egalitarian Batek. Retrieved from https://www.coursehero.com/textbooks/218028-The-Headman-Was-WomanNowak, B., & Laird, L. (2010). Anthropology of culture. Retrieved from hhtps://content ashford.eduRukayah Aman. 1998. Rare and wild fruits of Peninsular Malaysia and their potential uses. InM.NB Nair, Mohd Harmami Sahri and Zaidon Ashaari, ed. Sustainable management of non-timber forest products. 14-17 October 1997. Serdang Putra Malaysia Press. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/AB598E/AB598E18htm#3743