Welcome! This is the Homepage of Dewan Musyawarah Masyarakat Koteka (Demmak) The Koteka Tribal Assembly for Rights, Justice and Peace in West Papua --------------------------------------------------------------- The Koteka Tribal Assembly (Dewan Musyawarah Masyarakat Koteka - Demmak) is a mass organisation, or a tribal group that consists or all Koteka Tribes across New Guinea Island (Papua). It was established as an outcome of discussions among the elders of some tribes in West Papua. The main goal of the Assembly is to peacefully, democratically and legally work towards the recognition, formalisation and protection of the customary laws as well as norms, values and beliefs of the Koteka Peoples in this modern world. It is organised in as a confederation that consists of elders who independently and autonomously join and or leave the Assembly as they wish, and contribute to the organisation according to their willingness and capabilities in order to achieve our goal. Demmak is managed under coordination of a Secretary-General that is assisted by Coordinators based on activities carried out within the Assmbly. For the first time, it is working to document and formalise the customary laws, norms, traditions, values and systems that exist among the Koteka Tribes in order to gain recognition and protection from the modern community.