The Hewa are an indigenous people that live in the Koroba Lake Kopiago Electorate of Hela Province of Papua New Guinea near the junction of the Strickland River. They were one of the last peoples in Papua New Guinea to come into contact with the outside world.

The Hewa people are animistic believing that the spirits around them, both good and evil, can control their lives. They build their huts with a few fire pits but with no windows in order to prevent the evil spirits from entering their house.

The Hewa people are animistic believing that the spirits around them, both good and evil, can control their lives. They build their huts with a few fire pits but with no windows in order to prevent the evil spirits from entering their house.

2024年9月11日 · These limestone peaks contain the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific. With no roads and little infrastructure, the Hewa are remote even by PNG’s standards. This is one of the least explored regions on earth, with biodiversity that rivals that of the Amazon.

The Hewa people are an ethno-linguist group living in the remote north-western corner of the Southern Highlands near the junction of the Strickland and Laigaip rivers. The Hewa are traditionally hunter-gatherers and supplement their catch with slash-and-burn gardening growing mostly sweet potato.

The Hewa tribe of somewhere between 3,000 and 6,000 people lives in little hamlets scattered over 100 km of rugged terrain in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. In 2000 the New Tribes Mission’s Jonathan Kopf, with his wife and family, began to live and work among these people.

Overview: The Hewa of Papua New Guinea, numbering 6,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Guinea people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Papua New Guinea. Their primary language is Hewa.

A medical team goes on a rescue mission to save lives and share the Gospel among the forgotten Hewa people in Papua New Guinea. Isolated in the rugged highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Hewa people live in small clans, scattered over an 1800 square mile region of Enga Province.

The Hewa are an indigenous people that live in the Koroba Lake Kopiago Electorate of Hela Province of Papua New Guinea near the junction of the Strickland River. They were one of the last peoples in Papua New Guinea to come into contact with the outside world.

Learn about the Hewa, Umairof in Papua New Guinea people group. Profiles include statistics, text, photo, map, progress indicator and language resources.