Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Minangkabau ethnic group also known as Minang (Urang Minang in Minangkabau language) is indigenous to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra in Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal with property and land passing down from mother to daughter while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men. Today 4 million Minangs live in West Sumatra while about 3 million more are scattered throughout many Indonesian and Malay peninsular cities and towns.
