Indigenous Peoples’ Struggle: Sovereignty on Their Own Feet
“People’s self-reliance (standing on their own feet) is an important ideal of Bung Karno in the struggle for independence,” said…
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Indigenous Peoples to Save the Environment
Friday, 20 May 2022. “Tano Batak will definitely be much better if it is built on the sovereignty of Batak…
An Ethical Challenge to Researcher-Academicians
In his article “A Study of Indorayon: The Battle of ‘Organic Intellectuals’ vs ‘Corporate Intellectuals’” (pp. 213-227), Dimpos Manalu conducts…
Nature-Friendly Farming Methods and the Unequal Agrarian Structure
This article is relatively old, but some of the issues it raises still seem relevant. What are they? In his…
Raising Livestock and Organic Farming
Learning from Bali On 12-14 March 2022, Leorana Sihotang and I, along with Menti Pasaribu from the Natinggir Indigenous Community…
Gender and Economic Justice for Women!
On 6-12 March I, along with fellow KSPPM staff, Abriani Siahaan and two women from the community, Menti Pasaribu and…
Strengthen Solidarity, Build a People’s Movement!
According to the Big Indonesian Dictionary, a labourer means a person who works in “menial” areas such as construction or…
Food Estate in Humbang Hasundutan: Fun Facts and Follow-up Questions
Abriani Siahaan and Sintia Simbolon’s article in this book uses micro-level experiences in Siria-Ria village to reflect on the Food…
Nagasaribu Indigenous Community Receives Customary Forest Decree (Part-3)
A Winding Journey Rebuilding the Organisation After the new board was elected in November 2020, for the first time after…
Nagasaribu Indigenous Community Receives Customary Forest Decree (Part-2)
A Winding Journey Dynamics of Struggle. In early 2020, KSPPM together with the Nagasaribu community celebrated the new year in…