Balantak is an ethnic group residing in Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Bokol Balu then destroyed part of the population, and those who survived became the group that formed the Balantak tribe.
It was launched during the 57th anniversary celebration of Banggai Regency in 2017, led by the Governor of Central Sulawesi, H. Longki Djanggola.
In addition, they engage in gathering forest products and hunting fish and wild animals as supplementary activities alongside farming.
The kinship bond in Balantak culture is bilateral, with nuclear families forming units called bense.
[1] The Balantak also has its own way of uniting two families into a kinship system through a marriage tradition called Monsara no Ana Wiwin Nono, which means "secret investigation."
[8] The proposal stage is carried out by the groom's family, who visits the woman's parents' house bringing items such as betel leaves, areca nuts, slaked lime, gambier, and some money.