The Impact of the Pandemic on Indigenous People in Indonesia

This book explores the complex aftermath and socio-demographic effects of COVID-19 on indigenous people in Indonesia. As a vulnerable group facing multiple problems relating to marginalization, poverty, and lack of access to public facilities, Indigenous communities have been shown to fare worse off than other groups during the pandemic. This book reveals Indonesian indigenous people's socio-economic vulnerability and adaptation strategies. Using qualitative approaches and drawing from recent statistical data, this book includes geographical representation of communities include Orang Rimba (Jambi), Tengger (East Java), Bali Age (Bali), Marapu (East Nusa Tenggara), Nuaulu (Central Maluku), Togutil (North Maluku), and Orang Asli Papua (Papua). The book shows that in times of crisis, Indigenous peoples can provide lessons to the broader public. Relevant to policymakers.

Cahyo Pamungkas is a research professor in the Center of Areas Studies, the National Research, and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BRIN), former Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). He conducts and develops studies on ethno-religious groups relation in Melanesian provinces of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In 2005, he received Asia Public Intellectual (API) fellowship from the Nippon Foundation to study on "The Effectiveness of Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in Coping with the Separatism and the Role of National Reconciliation Commission of Thailand in Peace Building." Since 2005, he was assigned by LIPI to study on separatist conflict of West Papua. He is co-author of the book of Papua Road Map (OBOR 2009).
Gusti Ayu Ketut Surtiari received a bachelor's degree in human geography and population studies for her master's degree. She is a researcher at the Research Center for Population, The National Agency for Research and Innovation (BRIN) since 2008. She is interested in community resilience, vulnerability, transformative adaptation, people-centred approach, and disaster risk reduction. Currently, she is obtaining her doctoral degree in Population Studies in the Post Graduate Program at the University of Gadjah Mada. She can be contacted at gust003@brin.go.id
Sari Seftiani has been a researcher at Research Center for Population- the National Research and Innovation Agency (PR Kependudukan-BRIN) since 2010. She studied in Sociology, Faculty of Social Political Science, Gadjah Mada University for her bachelors in 2008. In 2016, she obtain her Master of Sciences in Population Studies at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Her research has focused on population issues such as, people in vulnerable situations, elderly resilience, and sustainable environment. In BRIN, she is involved in various research related to resilience of older people, family resilience, health security, disasters, green economy, COVID-19 pandemic and social-demography.