The More People Come, The Harder Lives Become: Migration to the Villages around the LNG Tangguh Project, Papua

• Main Authors: Setiadi, Setiadi, Sumini, Sumini
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Indigenous Papuans; marginalization; migrants; struggle; Sumuri
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss40/28; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2038/viewcontent/KK_2040_2C_202023_2028_20Forum_20Kritika_20on_20Critical_20Island_20Studies_20__20Sumini.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This study presents an overview of the dynamics of the life of indigenous people in Papua, with the rapid changes and new social, economic, and cultural arrangements brought about by in- migration and industrialization. From the perspective of critical island studies, we analyze, in detail, the proc...