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- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program [Cornell University]
- Copyright
- Copyright @ Cornell Southeast Asia Program
- ISSN
- 2164-8654
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Abstract
Abstract: Indonesian authorities in Papua emphasize that indigenous inhabitants who participate in formal education are likely to benefit from a personal, social, and political transformation. This article examines this claim based on the experiences of indigenous Dani residents in the central highlands. Statistical data, interview results, and ethnographic case studies of Dani-Indonesian encounters illustrate that educated Dani do not typically acquire increased status, authority, or employment. Contrary to what Indonesian authorities assert, inmigration, stigmas of "primitiveness," poor-quality schooling, prejudicial hiring practices, and security-sector violence limit what indigenous people may achieve through education in highlands Papua.
Journal
Indonesia – Southeast Asia Program [Cornell University]
Published: Jun 6, 2013