
Long Beku/Long Lewe’ is located not far from the Kenyah settlement of Long San. It can be reached by boat after a journey that normally lasts 45 minutes during high tide. During low tide however, the journey takes an hour due to the rapids and exposed rocks (see pictures below).
The Penan in Long Lewe’ are a settled community. They migrated from Long Beku to Long Lewe some fifty years ago. Because of their origins from Long Beku, the peoples who settled nearby still refer to the Long Lewe’ Penan as from Long Beku, which might be confusing to people who are not from the area. The settlement consists of 21 bilik/amin with an average of 7 to 8 people in a family. They also have the tendency of