This page is about the myth, legend and oral history of the Iban leaders beginning from the early migration era, migration to Sarawak until the present rural-urban migration period. This page will be continously developed throughout its existence. It is my personal hope that the future generations of Iban are made fully aware of their past heritage and appreciate the values of our existence, culturally.
“Sejarah memperkenalkan bangsa, membangun semangat, menambah cinta tanah air, mempererat rasa kekeluargaan bangsa. Sejarah mencerminkan keagungan bangsa, memberikan perbandingan maju mundurnya bangsa. Sejarah membentangkan serta membuka jalan baru masa depan. BANGSA TANPA SEJARAH, SAMA HALNYA DENGAN SAMPAH HANYUT TAK BERKESAN. Sejarah sangat penting bagi generasi mendatang sebagai titik tolak masa depannya” ………Gubenur Kadarusno
This page has the following sub pages.
- Jerita Kara Unggie – Jerita lama bansa Baketan Paku
- Jerita Penyarut Batang Ai
- Jerita Penghulu Garran “Lembang Batu”
- Jerita Mawar Biak “Ragai Ngerang Pematak Bala Mansang”
- Jerita Penghulu Bantin “Ijau Lelayang”
- Jerita Chulo ka Bensumbar “Tarang”
- Jerita Orang Kaya Pemancha Dana “Bayang”
- Jerita Linggir “Mali Lebu”
- Jerita Dayang Laing – Indai Bunsu Bintang Banyak
- Iban Migration – Peturun Iban.
- Jerita Tindin “Pimpin Bragah Ngindang”
- Jerita Unggang “Antu Gerasi”
- Jerita Kara Penampok Ijau “Berani”
- Jerita Lama – Asun’s Rebellion

Aku minta kita ka bisi nemu tusut (geneology) tauka barang jerita pasal Mujah ka bejulok Buah Raya madah ka utai nya enggau aku. Terima kasih.
Articles on Mujah “Buah Raya” will be published under articles called Early Iban Migration – Part 3-4.
I like this site….If can,please insert more about ibans story..
I like the story in this site….Absouluetly wonderful….
Manah tuuusut jerita ditu…
I like this site….Becoz it telling me about iban culture….
TQ Mayline, Gabriella, Vanessa & Ashlee…..All the best to ya all.
hello,
i surf your website and i found that your knowledge about iban
society is amazing. i’m also from iban tribe. i’m also from seru tribe. if you dont mind, i know also about the turmoil between the Iban and Seru. Could you please tell me a little bit information regarding the Seru.
For your information, i’m undergraduate student and currently at UMS.
Tahnk you.
Curious one,
I’m happy to learn that you are from the Seru tribe. There is so much articles written about Iban-Seru conflict and it is mostly from the Iban version. I would very much want to learn from the Seru people version and where can they be found and all the traditional or customary way of life that they pratice nowadays. Pls. e-mail me personally if you would like to contribute some articles. I would be most happy to keep it here for academic purposes.
hello,
I’m sorry that i do not have a much information about Seru. All of my material that I read currently at Sarawak (Saratok). I read one book that called “The bornean tell thier legends” written by Benedict sandin ( i think) and produced by DBP around 197+. I highly recomended this book for reading. Most of the fact is match with the place that he write in this book.
As i know, my tribe is originally from Kalimantan. then they migrate and settle down at Bukit Tebujang. Sadly nowadays, no one openly claim they as Seru. Maybe this is because the sensitive matter. The Seru language i think also long gone.
By the way, how could i contact you sir?
Curious one,
My email : gnmawar@pd.jaring.my
this msg dedicated to curiousOne..im intersted wif wat u have wrote down..how could i contACT u?
i like the story bout my culture.mayuh cerita ditu baru terubah aku maca.t bisi story manah tau ga share….
my email: emmilyanthony@yahoo.com
Emmily Anthony,
TQ …. nya meh manah enti deka share.
O aya o ibu o endu o igat,keni keni ka maca jerita tuai ditu?Akaidai..
Bujang sigalang,
Nama jako munyi nya …. keni keni…. akaidai… nya jako ka dikumbai orang “bangkut” (baka manok bangkut)… enda terus.
uangal enti ulih aku ka minta cherita lama ka datai ari ulu layar cth ia ba (unul ka bejuluk “bulan”)
Hello,
Sorry to used ur blog for personal use. This is reply for the stella tiong. my e-mail is ujang1984@yahoo.com.
Tabi basa ke nuan,
kati bc kala nuan ninga Ijau tu bisi perau kayau? kati nuan nemu bisi turun ia di banting? kati tusut ia dia?
terima kasih.
kati ulih nuan mansik cerita RENTAP @LIBAU .asal enggau kisah idup raja berani iban tu.tq
tabi unggal. manah amat pengawa d tu. Cukup aku puji pengawa ti baka tu. tu ngambi ka chunto awak ka pengawa lama kita enda lenyau. aku pan baka nuan mega. tang aku lebih ngagai nyimpan utai tu nyadi karya tauka novel ngena chara aku empu. aram kitai sama ngangkat ka bansa diri.
lalu ngagai anak apai, ti d ka nemu cerita pasal libau @ rentap, d tau macha buku ka digaga Ketuai Penulis Pesatuan Iban, En Harry Usup Umbar ka betajuk Libau Rentap Rimba Keluaran Dewan Bahasa Enggau Pustaka
Manah tusut nuan nya unggal. Minta nuan ngaga ka aku ensumbar kena aku ngirup Jalong Gawai antu di Ulu kanowit taun 2009 nyin ila.
TQ…. tuntung lang @ bena pangka pasang.
George@ cus,
Nama jerita nuan tau diberi ensumbar? Kunsi ka meh ngagai kami ditu. Udan nya baru kitai ngaga ensumbar ka nuan.
thnk ke cerita lama iban ti di pansut ke dalam ruang tu. maioh ke agi cerita lama kitai iban manah agi ga dibaca. arap ke mujor iban di mata dunia ke dudi ari ila
Edward,
Arap ka kitai Iban kemaiaharitu bisi mega jerita ditusoi ngagai uchu-ichit kitai jemah ila.
Amat besai bendar reti baka nuan unggal ti udah nyimpan
siti pesaka ti amat besai ba kitai bansa, laban ti udah begiga ka penemu jerita lama kitai bansa Iban ti tau nyadi ka library
penemu lama kitai. Aku arap ka nuan ngaga mayuh agi jerita
ti tau pulai ke penguntung kitai ti rindu ka penemu tuai iban.
Terima Kasih Punggal!
Bisi cerita “Mali Kijang”?Enti bisi,arap ke GN Mawar tau ngerintai ke cerita nya dalam Web Iban Cultural Heritage.
sebedau aku nerus ka leka tulis tu,aku meri besai terima kasih ngagai Web Iban Cultural Heritage,laban dah nyedia ka ruang ndur urang mayuh nulis tau ka mansut ka jaku…aku ka nanya ktai y…bisi ka nda kita cerita asal penatai orang iban?
dogles@lim,
Bacha ba articles Early Iban Migration Part 1 – Part 4. Dia nuan tau nemu pasal origin Bangsa Iban. Rgds.
Nampung unggal Aming tu tadi….Kelimpah ari ‘Mali Kijang’ kitai mega bisi pemali baka bisi sekeda bala Iban ke enda tau makai raung, mayas, sawa etb. Kati bisi cherita nama kebuah kitai enda tau jelu bakanya? Sapa ke bisi… kongsi meh ba ruang tu enda alah kitai kelalu ngandal ka mydi gnmawar aja. tq.
Aku bisi gambik senarai jerita nuan lalu di engka aku di Blog aku tadi.. diak aku bisi engkah LINK url nuan..
Regards,
http://bungaipengrindu.blogspot.com/
manah meh nya.kami diatu benung ka nguji ngerambai ka jerita lama kitai.web tok cukup berguna babi kami sebuat ti benung nyelidik ia.
iton,
Arap ka kita nyelidik enggau betul.
manah cerita dlm tok…t bc pengingat tuai, tau ga…rindu mat.
aku rindu bendar nggau ensera keling, bakani ku ulih ngiga semua ensera nya suba engkaum ensera Ayor.
Pengawa kitai ke agi megai jerita lama patut di pajak ka awak ke nda abis di telan zaman.