Tawai is a word in the language of the Penan people of Borneo. It has to do with the connection they feel to their landscape. “When you first go to the old forest during the fruit season, it’s like when I’m with my mother, I know I can rely on her to breastfeed me. That’s why I feel tawai about the forest, it’s a guarantee of living.” (Jeffrey)
TAWAI - A voice from the forest - a film from Bruce Parry.