ABC Central West / By Xanthe Gregory A traditional repatriation ceremony has been held to mark the first time a female ancestor has been officially returned to Garra, near Orange in New South Wales. Key points: Heritage New South Wales is working with Aboriginal land councils to return remains removed from their burial sites Elders hope the traditional ceremonies…
Category: Customary Laws
Customs and traditions that are derived from experiences in lives that form a living norms or codes of conducts among tribal peoples who commonly live as parts of the nature.
World must rewild on massive scale to heal nature and climate, says UN
The ‘decade on ecosystem restoration’ launches with a call for ‘imagination’ and action on never-before-seen scale The world must rewild and restore an area the size of China to meet commitments on nature and the climate, says the UN, and the revival of ecosystems must be met with all the ambition of the space race….
Report: Landowners do not understand Voluntary Customary Land Registration system
By LORRAINE WOHI THE National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea (PNGNRI) in its recent spotlight report has highlighted the need for effectiveness in the Voluntary Customary Land Registration (VCLR) System that is currently in place in the country. The report contributes to the debates surrounding how to best avail customary land in the formal…
The FCC Is Allowing 5G Towers on Indigenous Land Without Tribal Consent
By Sophie Stuber The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is approving the construction of 5G towers on what could be sacred Indigenous lands without tribal consent, VICE News has found. Muscogee (Creek) Nation works on projects in 12 states across the midwest and southern U.S., and is expected to inspect proposals for every 5G tower that goes…
Tanah adat masyarakat adat Moi: Bukan untuk perkebunan kelapa sawit
Oleh J. Septer Manufandu Tanah bagi suku Moi Sebagai Pusat Kehidupan dan Pengetahuan Suku bangsa Moi mendiami Tanah Malamoi di Kabupaten dan Kota Sorong, Raja Ampat, Tambrauw dan sebagian Sorong Selatan. Masyarakat hukum adat Moi dikelompokkan menjadi 8 sub suku yaitu: sub suku moi Kelim, Moi Sigin, Abun taat, Abun Jii, Klabra, Salkhma, Lemas dan…
Budaya lokal harus diutamakan di ajang FDS
Sentani, Jubi – Sejak dihelatnya Festival Danau Sentani (FDS) tahun 2007 masyarakat Kabupaten Jayapura mengharapkan agar konten-konten budaya lokal dari kampung-kampung lebih diprioritaskan. Tokoh masyarakat setempat, Alfredo Suebu menilai FDS belum merealisasi keinginan masyarakat lokal. Festival ini bahkan hanya dinilai sekadar seremonial belaka. “FDS ini masih menampilkan produk-produk perusahaan yang nyata-nyata tidak bersifat budaya dan…
Tapanga Rarua applies for the registration of Holy (Healing) Water
DailyPost – Former MP, Willie Jimmy Tapanga Rarua, the holder of the lease title for the land on which the miracle water in Luganville, Santo, is located and his wife Alvin Tapanga Rarua have applied to the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) in Port Vila to register the services under the name Holy (Healing) Water….
Satgas Kuta tangkap dua warga saat nyepi
Kuta, Jubi – Satgas Pantai Kuta, Kecamatan Kuta, Provinsi Bali, menangkap dua warga Sumbawa yang melaju dengan sepeda motor menuju kawasan Kedonganan saat umat Hindu Bali sedang merayakan Hari Suci Nyepi Tahun Saka 1939. “Saat ini, kedua orang yang ditangkap di kawasan Kartika Plaza Kuta itu telah diamankan di Kantor Satgas Pantai Kuta hingga perayaan…
Pemkab Intan Jaya siapkan Rp10 miliar dana perdamaian
Jakarta, Jubi – Pemerintah Kabupaten (Pemkab) Intan Jaya menyatakan, telah menyiapkan anggaran sebesar Rp10 milliar untuk penanganan konflik Pilkada yang terjadi di daerah itu. Bupati Intan Jaya, Natali Tabuni mengatakan dana untuk perdamaian digunakan untuk menyelesaikan konflik, rehabilitas rumah warga yang rusak, ternak termasuk pengobatan korban luka-luka serta bayar kepala enam orang yang meninggal. “Dana…
Menyimak Wilayah Budaya dan Adat di Tanah Papua
Pembagian berdasarkan budaya dari beberapa penelitian antropolog Barat seperti GJ Held(1079), tentang Cultuur Provincies(provinsi kebudayaan), AA Gerbrands(1979) tentang Art Style Areas(Wilayah Gaya Seni) serta informasi tertulis berdasarkan pengalaman empiris dan institusi kultural. Dalam buku Aspek dan Prospek Seni Budaya Papua(1983) terbitan Biro Kesejahteraan Provinsi Irian Jaya, editor Don AL Flassy cenderung mengelompokkan budaya Papua atas…
Yes We ARE Nature 