Agrarian Reform and Indigenous Peoples: Land Management Practices of Boti Tribe

Abstract

The viability of traditional tenure practices is being dealt with seriously by the privatization process. In this case, it is necessary to take sides to save the remnants of the collective heritage management of the community over shared resources, one of which appears in the context of Boti Tribe. Through Boti, the vertical redistribution model and the horizontal redistribution model can be reflected simultaneously. This vertical redistribution is related to the authority of customary leaders in regulating land tenure and use for all members of the community. Meanwhile, horizontal redistribution is related to resource management carried out among community members. This system works simultaneously and does not present feudal obligations as the base of production relationships built in the feudal hierarchical system. Boti tribe is included in the category of people who are still alive and have tribal customary land areas so that their existence can be confirmed. After receiving recognition from the local government, the identification process can be carried out by recording, measuring, and mapping. If the final product is the issuance of certificates, the only suitable protection mechanism in the case of Boti Tribe is through the issuance of communal certificates.