How Indigenous Peoples Resolve Ulayat Land Disputes (Study in Koto Gasib, Siak Regency)

Abstract

This study focused on disputes over the management of forest areas between the Koto Gasib community and the private sector (palm plantation companies), where the company’s Cultivation rights overlapped with the rights of indigenous peoples on their ulayat lands. The purpose of this study was to find a pattern of dispute resolution over the use of natural resources in the Koto Gasib customary law community. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that the dispute over the management of natural resources in the Koto Gasib customary law community is the main factor caused by the inequality of control and management through the HGU granted by the Government to oil palm plantation companies and Industrial Plantation Forests (HTI) operating in Koto Gasib, where The HGU permit issued is claimed to be part of the community area of the Gasib and Pandan inner community. The resolution of natural resource disputes in the Koto Gasib customary law community tends to be pursued through a non-litigation process by involving various stakeholder roles and local governments and encouraging the role of traditional leaders in the region to obtain an effective solution to defend the rights of the Koto Gasib community.