How can we navigate Racial Dichotomy vs Ethnic Plurality as a researcher? Indigenous research studies often face and have to navigate the situation of racial dichotomy, of the colonizer (outsider) and the Indigenous (the native/original), which is quite obvious in settler-colonies, therefore it is relatively easier for a researcher (in settler colonies) to identify which side of the coin they belong to (based on their race). However, it gets a bit sticky and difficult to apply this racial dichotomy to places that either do not have settler-colonies or have never been colonized or have suffered from other forms of colonization such as exploitative colonization, without getting the native people wiped out completely. For instance, a place like Bharat (India), one of the oldest living civilizations in the world, has ethnic plurality rather than racial dichotomy. But application of the western scientific way of conducting Indigenous studies in Bharat (India) - investigation through application of racial dichotomy (settler vs indigenous) to ethic plurality appears a bit complex and complicated, especially when you are not a settler, but a native researcher, belonging to one of the ethnic communities native to the land. I was wondering whether there are any studies available on those lines? Thank you!
Hello Kanna, I am so sorry late respon. Maybe i can share the research related this topic.
Suaib, 2014 "The Values of the Local Community Empowerment (Phenomenology Study on Economic Empowerment In Sorong Moi Tribe, Indonesia)
The view that the Papuans as the second class has created a culture that is not balanced in the social interaction between natives and newcomers. Moi Tribe is Sorong customary owners but poor or marginalized, both in education and opportunities to be involved in the executive and legislative branches. Social gap between migrants and indigenous peoples Sorong result in conflict and limit the whole society's participation in development. On the other hand, community social capital that Moi has values in the attitudes, behaviors and actions and traditions - cultural empowerment can be a driving force in many areas of life, especially in economics. Moi also open to community values - values from outside the community lead to social change in various aspects of life. It can be dispelled the view that the people of Papua as the second class which has created a culture out of balance in the interaction between natives and newcomers. To that end, the management of human resources is the Moi tribe multistakeholder cooperation. This means that human resource management is done in the network Moi tribe indigenous institutions, formal education, business and community groups. Coordination and synergy among stakeholders in a continuous and participatory community development programs based on the value of tribal Moi - Moi as a cultural values of local wisdom.
The results of this study show: First, difference in the quality of human resources create of a difference culture that is not balanced in social interaction indigenous peoples and migrants. Second, the value - the value of local knowledge as social capital Moi economic empowerment is mutual cooperation, kinship, deliberation., Solidarity, religiosity, openness and being selective; Third, supporting and inhibiting indicator becomes an input in designing Moi economic empowerment; Fourth, the economic empowerment of local communities to integrate pattern topdown and bottomup. Thus, the development of networks and multistakeholder participation with based on values - the value of local knowledge becomes the Models of Local Economic Empowerment.
Yustina Ndung thank you so much for sharing such a priceless piece of information and enriching this discussion, I really enjoyed reading and learning from the study. thank you so much!
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