| dc.description.abstract | Regional development, which is an integral part of national development, is aimed
more at matters of improving the quality of society, optimal economic growth,
expansion of the workforce, and improvement of people’s standards of living, for the
sake of prosperity. This well-being is understood more holistically, which covers both
economic and psychological well-being. One strategy that can be taken is to use the
empowerment model. The articulation of this concept in indigenous peoples’ context,
which is still widely found in Indonesia, assumes a useful model and is ready to be
implemented. This study tries to answer these questions. All of which are formulated
based on the experience of researcher involvement for two and a half years. It used
a qualitative approach to the phenomenological model. Research participants were
determined by setting specific criteria (purposive). Data obtained through a process of
depth interviews, focus group discussions (FGD), and structured observations which
are then processed using inductive thematic analysis after going through a process of
communicative and argumentative validation. The results of this study state that the
efforts to empower indigenous peoples (specifically the Mentawai people) are realized
through a local kinship system (muntoghat), which is also called uma. Because of
the large number of muntoghat, the empowerment effort was then followed up
using a broader local kinship system called inter-uma. In this uma and inter-uma,
the participants are empowered socially, and economically (socio-economic). The
process is then followed up with social and juridical institutionalization, and also
the development of networks, involving business people, government, academics,
and other independent institutions. | en_US |
