Indigenous people of Borneo (Dayak): Development, social cultural perspective and its challenges

• Published in: Cogent arts & humanities Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 1665936
• Main Authors: Sada, Clarry, Alas, Yabit, Anshari, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Cogent 01.01.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Borneo; Dayak; education; global competence; human resources; Kalimantan; Native peoples; Borneo
• ISSN: 2331-1983; 2331-1983
• DOI: 10.1080/23311983.2019.1665936

People and place cannot be separated. The study examines the recent development of indigenous people of Borneo Island, namely Dayak. Borneo Island is one of the heartbeats of the world, therefore, the Indonesian government preserves 45 percent of Borneo (Kalimantan) as conservation areas and forests. However, in the last few years, it has become the industrial area so many business organizations run their businesses in various sectors such as plantation, mining, and other explorations. Unfortunately, the development has not got much impact on the indigenous people in the area because the local has not yet ready for the impact of industrialization. The study deployed qualitative methods that reviewing the topic of interest from reliable sources and using Education Sustainable Development (ESD) as the theoretical framework to enhance analysis and discussion. Some challenges are the level of education and literacy in Information & Communication Technology (ICT) have become the main reason for community development leading to be less competitive in technology advancement, proper job, business opportunities, educational access, and political activities. The research attempts to access the problem and proposing a solution from the perspective of human capital development for the indigenous people of Dayak.