lets , ▁co pper ▁or ▁shell ▁ear r ings ▁and ▁be ads ▁of ▁co pper ▁coin . ▁They ▁also ▁sport ▁t atto os ▁which ▁serve ▁as ▁body ▁orn aments ▁and ▁“ gar ments ”. ▁ ▁Southern ▁K ank ana - e ys ▁are ▁econom ically ▁involved ▁in ▁hunting ▁and ▁for aging ▁( the ir ▁chief ▁liv elihood ), ▁wet ▁rice ▁and ▁sw idden ▁far ming , ▁fish ing , ▁animal ▁domestic ation , ▁trade , ▁min ing , ▁we aving ▁and ▁pot tery ▁in ▁their ▁day - to - day ▁activities ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁needs . ▁The ▁leadership ▁structure ▁is ▁largely ▁based ▁on ▁land ▁ownership , ▁thus ▁the ▁more ▁well - off ▁control ▁the ▁community ' s ▁resources . ▁The ▁village ▁el ders ▁( l alla k ay / d ak ay ▁or ▁am am - a ) ▁who ▁act ▁as ▁ar bit ers ▁and ▁jur ors ▁have ▁the ▁duty ▁to ▁settlement s ▁between ▁conflic ting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁facil itate ▁discussion ▁among ▁the ▁vill agers ▁concerning ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁and ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁observ ance ▁of ▁rit uals . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁practice ▁trial ▁by ▁or de al . ▁ ▁Native ▁pri ests ▁( mans ip - ok , ▁man b un ong , ▁and ▁man k ot om ) ▁super v ise ▁rit uals , ▁read ▁om ens , ▁he al ▁the ▁sick , ▁and ▁remember ▁gene alog ies . ▁ ▁Gold ▁and ▁co pper ▁min ing ▁is ▁abund ant ▁in ▁M ank ay