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Ex-council chief happy to see launch of book on Kapit Peace Keeping Agreement 1924
Lating describes the publication as 'holding a profound significance from the perspectives of Dayak heritage, legacy and continuity'.
KAPIT (May 31): Former chairman of Kapit District Council (KDC) Lating Minggang is happy to see book on Kapit Peace Keeping Agreement 1924 being finally published and made available to the public.
Lating, who served in the council between 2019 and May this year, described the publication as 'holding a profound significance from the perspectives of Dayak heritage, legacy and continuity'.
Documented by the Dayak Cultural Foundation (DCF) and Tun Jugah Foundation, the book 'Commemorating a Century of Kapit Peacemaking (1924-2024)' details the event on Nov 16, 1924, where a peacemaking ceremony in Kapit signalled an end to the conflicts among the indigenous communities in the rural region.
It also commemorated the historic occasion and its 100th anniversary celebration in December last year, in Kapit.
Works Minister and Kapit MP Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi unveiled the book at a ceremony held in Kuching on Friday.
The authors are Dr Regina Garai, Neilson llan Mersat, Peter Mulok Ked, Janet Rata Noel, Stanley Lingoh Gara and Bibiana Motey Senang.
Nanta (left) and Tun Jugah Foundation chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Leonard Linggi Jugah jointly holding the newly-launched book. — Photo via Facebook / Alexander Nanta Linggi
In this regard, Lating regarded the Kapit Peace Agreement as not merely 'a cessation of hostilities'.
'It was a conscious decision by Dayak leaders to forge a new path.
'Commemorating it acknowledges their foresight, wisdom and leadership in prioritising peace over prolonged conflict.
'It also highlights a period where traditional systems of governance and conflict resolution (albeit influenced by the Brooke administration) were instrumental in achieving stability,' said Lating. Kapit Peace Keeping Agreement Lating Minggang
