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Awin Meke

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — August 01, 2012 Indigenous Papuan women traders struggle to sell their goods in modern Jayapura. In their first fight, the women won themselves a space to set up shop. However, local city administrators backed out of their promise to support them by opening a competing market, run by non-Papuans, which sells the same goods. 'Awin' is 'mother' in the Biak language, and 'meke' means 'belonging' in the Wamena language, so the mamas refer to 'awin meke' as 'what belong to us'.

Mama Kasmira Pu Mau (What Mama Kasmira Wants)

by EM News — October 03, 2012 A Papuan cocoa farmer from the Indonesia-PNG border region had to leave her farm to work for a palm plantation when the village elders made a deal with a Rajawali Group company to sell her land. Every day Kasmira works hard under the boiling hot sun, clearing bushes for the plantation. However, she has great hopes for her three children.

Surat Cinta Kepada Sang Prada (Love Letter to the Soldier)

by Papuan Voices [Merauke] — February 02, 2012 A letter from a Papuan woman to an Indonesian soldier who was once based in her village on the PNG-Indonesian border. Theirs was a controversial relationship but she begs him to return to meet their three-year-old daughter: "I will continue to wait for you, Samsul. I don't care what people say."

Papua Calling (Episode 1, 2012 - Muslims Call for Peace) - old draft

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — March 25, 2012 Ustad Adnan and Fadhal are part of a small minority of West Papuan Muslims. They argue that the problems in Papua don't just affect the predominantly Christian population. "Don't view the problems in Papua as Christian problems," says Fadhal. "This is not a religious problem, this a humanitarian problem."

Serangkai Kabar & Cerita (Episode 6: Papuan Voices)

by EMTV — November 06, 2012 Episode ini mengupas tentang empat cerita video Papuan Voices tentang suatu jabatan tangan tradisional, perjuangan para perempuan asli Papua untuk berdagang, komunitas Muslim di Jayapura dan surat cinta dari kampung perbatasan.

Kelapa Berbuah Jerigen (Jerry Can Coconuts)

by Papuan Voices [Merauke] — December 08, 2011 The Malind tribe in Merauke is proud of its ecological traditions - each clan in the tribe is responsible for protecting a natural element. The Moiwend clan is responsible for the coconut trees and fruit. However, in recent times Malind youth have started using coconuts to make alcohol. The home-made drinks – which are much cheaper to buy than beer and spirits - have added to the town's problems. Now, some Malind elders are calling for the reinstatement of customary laws that would punish those who make use of coconuts in this way in order to save their tradition and their community.

What Mama Kasmira Wants (English Subtitle)

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — December 20, 2011 A Papuan cocoa farmer from the Indonesia-PNG border region had to leave her farm to work for a palm plantation when the village elders made a deal with a Rajawali Group company to sell her land. Every day Kasmira works hard under the boiling hot sun, clearing bushes for the plantation. However, she has great hopes for her three children.

Harapan Anak Cendrawasih (Hopes of the Cendrawasih Children)

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — September 25, 2012 Primary school children in Arso on the Indonesia-PNG border are keen to study – but teachers rarely come to the local school. The one teacher who does come is only on a short-term contract and gets paid once every six months. When school is out, the kids end up doing hard labour for the local palm plantation to earn money and kill time.

Mama Kasmira Pu Mau (What Mama Kasmira Wants) - Old Draft

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — December 08, 2011 A Papuan cocoa farmer from the Indonesia-PNG border region had to leave her farm to work for a palm plantation when the village elders made a deal with a Rajawali Group company to sell her land. Every day Kasmira works hard under the boiling hot sun, clearing bushes for the plantation. However, she has great hopes for her three children.

Watch Papuan Voices on Human Rights Day!

by EM News — December 09, 2011 Join us for the public screening of the latest work by our Papuan Voices videomakers. Papuan Voices project is a combination of empowerment and production. We collaborate with Papuan video activists to tell their own stories to the world. Tell us if you want to organise your own Papuan Voices screening!

Papua Calling (Episode 1, 2012 - Muslim Calls for Peace)

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — September 25, 2012 Ustad Adnan and Fadhal are part of a small minority of West Papuan Muslims. They argue that the problems in Papua don't just affect the predominantly Christian population. "Don't view the problems in Papua as Christian problems," says Fadhal. "This is not a religious problem, this a humanitarian problem."

Harapan Anak Cendrawasih (Hope of Cendrawasih Children)

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — July 05, 2012 Primary school children in Arso on the Indonesia-PNG border are keen to study – but teachers rarely come to the local school. The one teacher who does come is only on a short-term contract and gets paid once every six months. When school is out, the kids end up doing hard labour for the local palm plantation to earn money and kill time.

Pemburu Terakhir (The Last Hunter)

by Papuan Voices [Merauke] — July 24, 2012 In 1990 The Wasur National Park in Merauke was made to protect the biodiversity and empower the local inhabitants. In 2012, there are very few animals left in the park, and Leo Wambitman, a hunter who lives in the Yanggandur village, is on the verge of giving up his bow and arrows in exchange of selling timber.

Left to Survive

by Papuan Voices [Jayapura} — June 27, 2012 Dominikus Mesas lives in the Keerom District, near the northern border of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. While other villagers succumbed to selling their lands to palm plantation companies, he is resilient in keeping his own lands and urges others to do the same.

Ironic Survival

by Papuan Voices [Merauke] — August 01, 2012 Alex Mahuze is a Malind tribesman and a sago farmer in Merauke. His clan has for generations lived in harmony with nature. The arrival of the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) program has forced him to earn money through other means, which ironically harms the environment. He lost his lands and his culture is threatened, but Alex fights on.

Coconut Trees that Bear Jerry Cans (English Subtitle)

by Papuan Voices [Merauke] — December 20, 2011 The Malind tribe in Merauke is proud of its ecological traditions - each clan in the tribe is responsible for protecting a natural element. The Moiwend clan is responsible for the coconut trees and fruit. However, in recent times Malind youth have started using coconuts to make alcohol. The home-made drinks – which are much cheaper to buy than beer and spirits - have added to the town's problems. Now, some Malind elders are calling for the reinstatement of customary laws that would punish those who make use of coconuts in this way in order to save their tradition and their community.

Ironic Survival

by Papuan Voices [Merauke] — September 15, 2011 Alex Mahuze is a Malind tribesman and a sago farmer in Merauke. His clan has for generations lived in harmony with nature. The arrival of the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) program has forced him to earn money through other means, which ironically harms the environment. He lost his lands and his culture is threatened, but Alex fights on.

Wolka Namek (Come Walk With Me, Mate)

by Papuan Voices [Merauke] — November 22, 2012 Hybrid tribesman Leo Mouyuend is walking the talk. After spending years protecting his Marind land and culture through paintings, songs and videos, he is now Bibikem village head. He is now facing MIFEE companies head on.

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