Nine communities were noted in the address. (Antara Photo/Andika Wahyu) |
Jakarta.
Minister of Land and Spatial Planning Ferry Mursyidan Baldan has declared the
government's recognition of communal rights of nine indigenous communities in
Papua.
The
declaration was held at the closing of the 9th Sentani Lake Festival at the
province’s Khalkhote region in East Sentani on Thursday (23/06).
“We want to
affirm how Jayapura becomes the living space for indigenous communities. No
more actions against the living and cultural spaces of indigenous communities,”
Ferry said.
The state
has supported available space for Papua's indigenous communities so no more
people are evicted or forced from their native land, Ferry said.
“On behalf
of the country, we affirm that in all Papuan regions, the entire space,
mountain, beaches and others are owned by Papua’s indigenous communities.
Whoever wishes to take benefits, to develop, should recognize the presence of
indigenous communities within."
“There
should no longer be the elimination of indigenous communities rights,” Ferry
said.
Daniel
Toto, head of Jayapura's indigenous communities, has called on the central
government to strengthen the practical presence of indigenous communities.
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