Crowning glory reclaims its soul


Sikayun reminiscing about the day she was crowned Unduk Ngadau 1984.

A FAMILIAR energy stirs across Sabah each May.

Villages and towns begin preparing for Kaamatan, the Harvest Festival, and with it, the much-anticipated Unduk Ngadau pageant – a tradition rooted in the legend of Huminodun, the daughter of Kinoingan, who gave her life to feed her people.

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