Modernity on the Move? Orang Talang Mamak and Reception for the Indigenous Communities Empowerment Project in Indragiri Hulu, Riau

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61787/95txme44

Keywords:

Talang Mamak, Indigenous Community, Modernity

Abstract

This article examines orang Talang Mamak's reception of modernization and development through the empowerment program of remote indigenous communities in Indragiri Hulu Province of Riau. The authors contend that the government's efforts to modernize and advance remote indigenous communities have not yielded the expected results. This writing uses qualitative methodology. We obtain research data sources through an anthropological approach to field research. We collect data by conducting in-depth interviews and observations with member of Talang Mamak communities. This writing indicates that Talang Mamak has a diverse reception for the empowerment program for remote indigenous communities. They welcomed the program while being critical and partly rejecting it. Some of them see education as a way to improve the situation because they understand that their resources are limited. They expect the government to do something to improve their economic conditions. The Mamak Talang people need the country to restore the economic, social, and cultural ecosystems that have suffered damage as a result of companies operating around their living environment. 

Author Biographies

  • Muhammad Ansor, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

    Muhammad Ansor is a lecturer of Islamic political science at UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau (from 2023). He was previously lecturer at IAIN Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia (2009-2023). He earned his bachelor (2001) from the STAIN Salatiga, master (2004) and doctor (2019) from UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. His research interests include gender and Islam, women and interfaith relations, and Islamic political movements. His articles appeared in several peer-reviewed journals including: Sharia in power: non-Muslims and the performance of Islamic politics in Aceh public Sphere, Indonesia, IJIMS Volume 12, No 2 (2022); Seeking Justice Through Qanun Jinayat: The Narratives of Female Victims of Sexual Violence in Aceh, Indonesia, QIJIS Volume 9, No 1 (2021); BEING CHRISTIANS IN THE ACEHNESE WAY: Illiberal Citizenship and Womens Agency in the Islamic Public Sphere, Journal of Indonesian Islam, Volume 14, No 1 (2020); Post-Islamism and the Remaking of Islamic Public Sphere in Post-reform Indonesia, Journal Studia Islamika, Volume 23, No 3, 2016; Being Woman in The Land of Shari’a: Politics of the Female Body, Piety and Resistance in Langsa Aceh, Journal Al-Jami'ah, Volume 52, No 1, 2014.

  • Laila Sari Masyhur, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

    Laila Sari Masyhur adalah dosen Ilmu Tafsir Hadis pada UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Pekanbaru, Riau. Laila menyelesaikan sarjana pada IAIN Sultan Syarif Kasim. Gelar magister (2005) dan doktor (2022) diperoleh dari UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.

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Published

2024-07-15

How to Cite

Modernity on the Move? Orang Talang Mamak and Reception for the Indigenous Communities Empowerment Project in Indragiri Hulu, Riau. (2024). JISOSEPOL: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Ekonomi Dan Politik, 2(2), 179-191. https://doi.org/10.61787/95txme44