In Indonesia, ethnolinguistic groups in the Irian Jaya (Western New Guinea) region, more specifically the Korowai, reside in what is now referred to as “West Papua”, with these groups historically practicing ritual cannibalism. Despite cannibalism being illegal in Indonesia, the practice held cultural and anthropological significance for some indigenous groups, with documented cases as late as 2012. Fiji was once referred to as the “Cannibal Isles” because of its fierce reputation for human consumption, despite the small island being isolated from New Guinea and separated by 3300 kilometers of Pacific Ocean