Ambai Archipelago

The Ambai people, when overseas and remembering their ancestral homeland, often call it "munu fai" — in Bahasa it is kampung leluhur/kampung halaman.

Ambai peoples are indigenous Papuans renowned as accomplished fishermen in the region and around the Cenderawasih ocean bay.

Progress since the early 1960s until now, Ambai peoples who wander in some areas on the north coast of Papua are known as very accomplished fishermen who contribute to the distribution of the fish is in the cities, like Serui, Jayapura, Biak, Nabire, Manokwari, Sorong.

Peoples of Ambai have distinctive cultural dancing and singing with drum beats is usually displayed in the custom party event "Mandohi".

Mandohi is the tradition of the payback party (pesta adat balas budi baik) from someone on the kindness of relatives and family.

By providing a wealth of indigenous utensils, antique plates, jars, beads and foods laid out on the stage to dance and sing in speech language Ambai, "Rayato, Anuai, Bewi and Apaiwariai".

Ambai people have a custom event celebration, welcoming a kindred who recently returned from a place far away and for the first time he went, called "Aira".

Since the Ambai overseas introduce the culture of reception stomp these dishes in the 1960s, has recently been used by groups in Papua, including local governments in welcoming guests.