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LIPI studies establishment of customary villages on Enggano Island
The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is examining the potential of declaring six residential areas on Enggano Island in North Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu, customary villages
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he Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is examining the potential of declaring six residential areas on Enggano Island in North Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu, customary villages.
'Local Enggano people still apply customary law to manage their social and cultural life and therefore acknowledgement of the existence of customary villages in their areas needs to be pushed forward,' LIPI social affairs and social sciences coordinator Dedy Supriadi Adhuri said as quoted by Antara in Bengkulu on Monday.
He said LIPI and the Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) Bengkulu were researching the establishment of customary villages with support from several experienced institutions.
LIPI is also involving a Karsa Institute researcher, Yando Zakaria, who was involved in compiling Law No.6/2014 on villages.
'Our Constitution acknowledges the capability of customary communities to manage their life through customary laws passed down through the generations,' said Yando.
Enggano Island has a population of more than 2,800 living in six villages, namely Apoho, Banjarsari, Kaana, Kahyapu, Malakoni and Meok, on its 40,000 hectares of land.
Five ethnic groups occupy the island, namely Kaahua, Kaharuba, Kaharubi, Kaitora and Kauno. People from outside the island are considered to be of the Kamai ethnic group. (ebf)(+++)
