Mah Meri Cultural Village Experience from Kuala Lumpur

The story of how the Cultural Learning Center at Mah Meri Cultural Village came to serve the community of Carey Island in the district of Kuala Langat, Selangor is a story of many people whose collective vision made it what it is today. It’s the story of young men and women who wanted to bring their Mah Meri cultural heritage back to life. It’s the story of community elders, community partners, who wanted to pass along their knowledge to the young, especially those in need of guidance

According to tradition the villages were founded due to consistent attacks by pirates. They moved inland onto the island seeking shelter. The moyangs protected them by covering their trails with spider webs and showed them location of the moyangs abode. So they build them rumah moyang or house of the moyang and latter build their dwelling homes near the site. If you visit Carey Island today you will see Sok Gre’ the sacred mountain towering above the island reach sharply to the clouds, catching the rain