Kayan
There are abour 27,000 Kayans in Sarawak and are mainly found in the northern interiors of Sarawak midway on the Baram River, the upper Rejang River and the lower Tubau River. Categorized as a part of the Dayak people, they are known for being fierce warriors, former headhunters, adept in dry-rice cultivation, and having extensive tattoos and stretched earlobes amongst both sexes. Their basic culture is similar to the other Dayak people of Borneo. Traditionally they live in long houses on river banks. Their agriculture was based upon shifting cultivation techniques and the cultivation of dryland rice. They also cultivate sago, and go hunting and fishing. Their society knows aristocrats. They are known for good carvings and metalwork. Their language belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family and although many Kayan have become Christians, some still practise the old paganistic beliefs