Nove Niryanti Usun

Dayak Bahau | Indonesia

Indigenous Filmmaker

Nove is Dayak Bahau, an Indigenous Peoples from East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Since 2017, she has been defending the rights of Dayak Bahau communities in the Upper Mahakam and supporting them in the recognition and securing of their ancestral lands. Noveni joined the island’s grassroots indigenous rights movement and has worked on the frontline with communities threatened by extractive industries such as logging and oil palm.