Riska : Memories of a Dayak Childhood

In this vivid & charming memoir, Riska Orpa Sari, who grew up in the Dayak tribe on the island of Borneo, tells us about the remote village of her birth. The Dayaks are known as the headhunters of Borneo.Ó Riska talks about how they cultivate rice by cutting & burning the rain forest, & hunt & gather. She describes courtship & marriage, funeral rites, the sound headhunters make before they strike, the impact of the logging industry on the Dayak way of life, & the centrality of the river to all aspects of daily living. Placing Riska's story in context for Western readers is Linda Spalding. She encouraged Riska to write the story of her life, & then undertook to edit the results.Sari, Riska Orpa is the author of 'Riska : Memories of a Dayak Childhood', published 1999 under ISBN 9780756751555 and ISBN 0756751551.