TY  - JOUR
T1  - Identity Struggling of Local Communities in Tiaka Oil and
Gas Mining, North Morowali Regency, Indonesia
AU - Lampe, Ilyas AU - Mulyana, Deddy AU - Badjari, Atwar AU - Sjafirah, Nuryah Asri 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 11
SP  - 1966
EP  - 1973
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2017.1966.1973
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.1966.1973
KW  - Ethnic identity
KW  -local communities
KW  -economics access
KW  -oil and gas
KW  -Bajo
KW  -Bugis
AB  - This study aims at describing the construction of ethnic identities of local communities to gain
economic access to oil and gas refinery development in Tiaka reef, North Morowali Regency. The communities
have directly experienced negative impact of access restriction to Tiaka reef, a place where the local fisherman
has so far used to go fishing. The study employed qualitative research design and was conducted in north
Morowali Regency, Indonesia. The data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, documents
analysis and review of related data concerning the study. The research informants were selected purposively
based on their direct involvement in various company activities. This study shows that in an attempt to gain
the economic access, the local group have done several efforts such as resistance, demonstrations and
sabotage against the PMT’s job. Consolidation of local communities creates a social movement by highlighting
their local ethnic identity associated with the topic of “communal land” or “traditional people”. The local ethnic
groups are Ta’a/Ta’a Wana, Bajo, Bungku and Bugis. However, the most affected ethnic group due to the
existence of the company is Bajo ethnic in Kolo District. Consequently, Bajo is not only the name of local ethnic
community but also becoming a symbol of poverty, exclusion and as well as a symbol of “resistance” in local
communities around Tiaka oil and gas mining.
ER  -