Policy Implementation of Recognition and Protection of Ulaya Rights in Indigenous communities in the West Papua Region

Dr. Adi Sumandiyar, S.Sos., M.Si., dkk. · 2023

Abstrak

Ulayat rights are rights attached to indigenous peoples in West Papua, and are recognized and
protected by national and international law. This right refers to the traditional rights held by
indigenous peoples to the land, territories and natural resources in the areas they inhabit and
manage for generations. This study focuses on identifying the government's recognition and
protection of customary rights as the rights of indigenous peoples in West Papua. The research
method used is qualitative with a qualitative descriptive approach, aiming to reveal events or facts,
circumstances, phenomena, variables and circumstances that occur during the research by
presenting what actually happened. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, interviews and document and literature studies. At the data analysis stage, the
inductive reasoning model was carried out. The results of the study show that the government's
policy of recognizing and protecting ulayat rights as the rights of indigenous peoples in West Papua
is due to the low knowledge, low public awareness, community culture, facilities and facilities that
are still limited, so that the carrying capacity of the government's recognition and protection for the
community is not yet optimal. The policy of recognizing and protecting customary rights in
indigenous communities in the West Papua region requires a collaborative, participatory and
sensitive approach to cultural diversity and the aspirations of indigenous peoples.