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“Terusir dari Kampung Sendiri”: Political Ecology Study of Indigenous Communities Around Nickel Mining Project in central Halmahera Andi Sumar Karman; Arlinah; Irfan Ahmad
International Journal of Applied and Scientific Research Vol. 2 No. 9 (2024): September 2024
Publisher : MultiTech Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59890/ijasr.v2i9.2548

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The complexity of problems caused by mining activities in North Maluku can be analyzed through the perspective of political ecology from anthropology, especially ecological anthropology. Through this perspective, the article describes three main problems related to mining business activities in relation to the conditions of indigenous communities around the mines. First, about the environmental perception of indigenous communities towards nickel mining activities in Central Halmahera Regency. Second, regarding the power gap and social injustice due to nickel mining activities towards local communities in Central Halmahera. Third, regarding access to natural resources and the marginalization of local communities in the context of the utilization of natural mining resources. The presence of nickel mining companies in Central Halmahera Regency does not have a positive impact on the lives of indigenous people living around mining activities. Their natural environment is damaged (polluted) and the main sources of livelihood of indigenous people are lost from their control. They no longer have access to the natural resources that they previously controlled before the arrival of the nickel mining company.
Between Identity, Cultural Revival, and Social Inclusion: Language ‎Revitalization and the Politics of Belonging in Multiethnic Tidore ‎Kepulauan Arlinah; Karman, Andi Sumar; Rauf, Ramis
JPI: Jurnal Pustaka Indonesia Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): April
Publisher : Yayasan Darussalam Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62159/jpi.v6i1.2093

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The article examines how language revitalization operates as both a cultural project and a political strategy in the multiethnic city of Tidore Kepulauan, North Maluku. Focusing on the institutionalization of the Tidore language through local education policy, public campaigns, and cultural initiatives, the study explores how language becomes a symbolic medium for reclaiming historical dignity, negotiating collective identity, and redefining belonging. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between June and October 2024, including classroom observations, policy document analysis, and 30 semi-structured interviews with teachers, school principals, education officials, parents, cultural activists, and community leaders, this study reveals the ambivalent effects of language revitalization in a plural society. On the one hand, the policy strengthens Tidore’s cultural pride and challenges the perceived symbolic dominance of Ternate. On the other hand, it generates concerns among non-Tidore communities regarding cultural exclusion, linguistic assimilation, and educational equity. The findings show that language revitalization is not merely a neutral act of preservation, but a contested process shaped by historical memory, symbolic power, and everyday negotiations of identity. The article argues that local language policy in postcolonial and multilingual societies must move beyond ethnic restoration toward inclusive and dialogic models of cultural belonging.