The Amungme are a Melanesian group of about 13,000 people living in the highlands of the Papua province of Indonesia. Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the west Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... Map showing Papua province in Indonesia Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. ...

They practice shifting agriculture, supplementing their livelihood by hunting and gathering. The Amungme are very tied to their ancestral land and consider the surrounding mountains to be sacred. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Slash and burn. ... In anthropology, the hunter-gatherer way of life is that led by certain societies of the Neolithic Era based on the exploitation of wild plants and animals. ...

This has led to friction with the Indonesian government, which is eager to exploit the vast mineral deposits contained there. The greatest problem faced by the Amungme today is an enormous mine, owned by the United States and the United Kingdom, situated in the heart of Amungme territory. Extensive gold and copper mining have destroyed the landscape and led to numerous protests, which have been violently suppressed by the Indonesian military. This article is about minerals in the geologic sense; for nutrient minerals see dietary mineral; for the band see Mineral (band). ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance copper, metallic Atomic mass 63. ...