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Current picture ·Public discussion and cultural work
The second-quarter HRM review records intimidation and dispersal of Pesta Babi screenings, while noting the documentary’s online release on 22 May 2026. This connects two distinct subjects: what the film says about southern land projects, and whether audiences and organisers can show and discuss it. The monitoring claims require attribution; a work’s availability online does not by itself settle whether a local public screening can proceed safely.
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Browse all ↗Constructing Papuan Nationalism: History, Ethnicity, and Adaptation
hdl.handle.net
Foundational compact study of Papuan nationalism and historical consciousness.
The Papua Conflict: Jakarta's Perceptions and Policies
hdl.handle.net
Strong counterpart showing the Indonesian state-policy frame.
Papua Road Map: Negotiating the Past, Improving the Present and Securing the Future
Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia / ISEAS
Major Indonesian research agenda identifying four roots of conflict.
Updating Papua Road Map
westpapuanetz.de
Longitudinal follow-up to the LIPI Papua Road Map.
The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962–1969: The Anatomy of Betrayal
catalogue.leidenuniv.nl
Detailed UN-focused history based on archival research.
An Act of Free Choice: Decolonisation and the Right to Self-Determination in West Papua
Oneworld
Major documentary history commissioned from Dutch archival research.
Self-Determination Abandoned: The Road to the New York Agreement on West New Guinea (Papua), 1960–62
doi.org
Concise diplomatic history of the road to the 1962 agreement.
“Sampai Merauke”: The Struggle for West New Guinea, 1960–62
doi.org
Competing Indonesian and Papuan nationalisms.
Gatekeepers to Decolonisation: Recentring the UN Peacekeepers on the Frontline of West Papua’s Re-colonisation, 1962–3
journals.sagepub.com
Re-examines the UNTEA transition from actors on the ground.
Indonesia’s 1969 Takeover of West Papua: Not by “Free Choice”
nsarchive2.gwu.edu
Declassified U.S. documents with explanatory chronology.
The Undeclared, Declassified: West New Guinea and the 1969 Act of Free Choice
ejournal.brin.go.id
Recent Indonesian scholarly use of declassified material.
The West New Guinea Debacle: Dutch Decolonisation and Indonesia, 1945–1962
uhpress.hawaii.edu
Detailed Dutch decolonisation history.
Morning Star Rising: The Politics of Decolonization in West Papua
degruyterbrill.com
Diasporic and intergenerational politics of decolonisation.
West Papua & Indonesia since Suharto: Independence, Autonomy or Chaos?
openlibrary.org
Post-Suharto political history.
The Politics of History in West Papua
doi.org
Directly useful for explaining contested historical narratives.
Indonesian Colonisation, Resource Plunder and West Papuan Grievances
cambridge.org
Recent synthetic analysis with extensive references.
West Papuans between Transnationalism and Internationalism
cambridge.org
Fresh study of Papuan political networks beyond the nation-state frame.
Comprehending West Papua
docslib.org
Wide-ranging volume spanning media, dialogue, politics, corporations and culture.
Agreement concerning West New Guinea (New York Agreement)
peacemaker.un.org
Primary text.
UN General Assembly Resolution 2504 (XXIV)
digitallibrary.un.org
Primary UN record of the 1969 process.
Introduction: The human histories of West New Guinea
press.anu.edu.au
Chapter-level discovery.
A historiography of research on West New Guinea’s human past
press.anu.edu.au
Chapter-level discovery.
Tracing remains of World War II on Biak Island
press.anu.edu.au
Biak wartime archaeology.
Rapid Assessment of Infrastructure and Indigenous Communities in Papua
asiafoundation.org
Infrastructure from a social-impact perspective.
Education and Social Mobility for Orang Asli Papua
doi.org
Mappi/Puncak comparison grounded in OAP experiences.
An Ethnographic Analysis of the Use of Schooling as an International Development Tool in Eragayam Tengah, Papua
etheses.dur.ac.uk
Eighteen-month Walak-region study.
Strengthening Indigenous Parents’ Co-leadership through Culturally Responsive Home-School Partnerships
doi.org
Bottom-up West Papuan parent/teacher research.
Enhancing Indigenous Parents’ Agency: Integrating Technology to Promote Culturally Responsive Home-School Partnerships
doi.org
Especially relevant to digital/public-tech work in Papua.
Enhancing School Belonging for Indigenous Students in Papua, Indonesia
link.springer.com
Recent comparison across lowland, highland and urban schools.
Culturally Based Learning Needs of Korowai Students in a Lowland-Remote Area of Indonesian Papua
doi.org
School design and learning environment grounded in Korowai context.
Impact of a Place-Based Education Curriculum on Indigenous Teacher and Students
doi.org
Place-based curriculum evidence.
Mengisi Kekosongan dalam Sistem Perlindungan Sosial di Papua
smeru.or.id
Adaptive social protection and OAP resilience.
Pembangunan, Marginalisasi, dan Disintegrasi Papua
tifafoundation.id
Development and marginalisation synthesis.
Rencana Induk Percepatan Pembangunan Papua 2022–2041
badanpengarahpapua.go.id
Current development-plan primary source.
Shaping the Development Direction of Tanah Papua Using Indigenous Papuan Data
wri-indonesia.org
Current data/governance framing.
The Paradox of Papuan Recognition and Development
aseas.univie.ac.at
Recognition, governance and development tension.
Development in Papua after Special Autonomy
doi.org
Economic/development assessment after Otsus.
Special Autonomy Policy Implementation in Papua
jurnalsetjen.kemendagri.go.id
Official/administrative research frame.
Analisis ketimpangan kepemilikan komoditas dan pemberdayaan ekonomi mama-mama Papua di pasar tradisional Manokwari
jurnal.iicet.org
Market access, local economy and women traders.
Rethinking Affirmative Scholarship Policies for Indigenous Papuans
frontiersin.org
Recent conceptual policy analysis; label as non-empirical.
BRIN Papua Research Results and Recommendations for Resolving the Papua Conflict
brin.go.id
Gateway into recent Indonesian research.
Refleksi Dua Puluh Tahun Otonomi Khusus Papua
doi.org
Two-decade Otsus reflection.
IWI / West New Guinea archival collection guide
collectionguides.universiteitleiden.nl
Archival discovery aid.
The Legal Standing of Ulayat Rights and Communal Rights of a Land Based on Knowledge and Kinship of Community System of the Sentani Customary Law in Jayapura Regency, Papua
doi.org
Detailed legal study of Sentani customary tenure and kinship.
The Role of the South Papua People’s Assembly in Empowering Local Communities
doi.org
Study of the MRP South Papua and local empowerment.
The Function of the Kinship Legal System and Legal Certainty of Land Rights of Papuan Customary Communities in Jayapura City
garuda.kemdiktisaintek.go.id
Customary kinship and land-right certainty in Jayapura.
Between Recognition and Control: Law, Land, and Indigenous Rights in Papua
thesis.eur.nl
Legal/political analysis spanning Special Autonomy and land conflicts including MIFEE/Awyu.
Implementasi Prinsip Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) dalam Pemenuhan Hak Masyarakat Adat di Papua Barat
repository.unpas.ac.id
Recent FPIC thesis with relevance to Raja Ampat mining and Indigenous rights.
Kearifan Lokal dan Sistem Kepemimpinan Adat Suku Kanum dalam Pengelolaan Ruang Hidup di Wilayah Perbatasan Merauke
journal.papsel.org
Kanum customary leadership and territorial management at the Merauke border.
Comprehensive Evaluation of Special Autonomy in Papua and West Papua
sikompak.bappenas.go.id
Substantial Otsus evaluation; preserve exact cover title during ingestion.
Mission Encounter in Dutch South New Guinea, 1905–1963
papuaerfgoed.org
Mission history for southern Dutch New Guinea; exact title requires cover-level QA.
The Morning Star in Papua Barat
papuaerfgoed.org
Political-cultural history with Papuan co-authorship.
Governing New Guinea: An Oral History of Papuan Administrators, 1950–1990
doi.org
Seventeen oral histories of Indigenous Papuan administrators across Dutch, UNTEA and Indonesian periods.
Nederlandse Vertegenwoordiger bij UNTEA Westelijk Nieuw-Guinea, 1962–1963
nationaalarchief.nl
Dutch representative records from the UNTEA transition.
Kantoor voor Bevolkingszaken in Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea: Rapportenarchief, (1852) 1951–1962
nationaalarchief.nl
Major Dutch New Guinea population-affairs report archive.
Ministerie van Koloniën: Paspoortadministratie en Nationaliteitsonderzoek Nieuw-Guinea, 1950–1962
nationaalarchief.nl
Passport/nationality records relevant to colonial governance and mobility.
Memories van Overgave, 1852–1962 (1963)
nationaalarchief.nl
Administrative handover memoranda with regional historical value.
Nederlands-Indonesische Unie, 1950–1954
nationaalarchief.nl
Diplomatic context for the unresolved West New Guinea dispute.
Papuan Petitions as an Archive of Decolonisation
Emma Kluge · Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
Research on petitions as records of Papuan political agency during decolonisation. Access conditions depend on the publisher.
Map of Dutch New Guinea and Adjoining Islands
evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu
Digitised 1945 regional map; handle 10524/69503.
De Papoea's van westelijk Nieuw-Guinea
resources.huygens.knaw.nl
Online monograph/source-series resource on western New Guinea.
Irian Jaya Source Materials No. 12: Archival Guide
papuaerfgoed.org
Practical guide to otherwise difficult-to-discover archival source families.
Transport in Merauke, Netherlands New Guinea
digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl
Item-level historical photograph; useful in Library and Exhibition.
Petroleum Industry near Fakfak, Netherlands New Guinea
digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl
Industrial history visual for Fakfak.
NNGPM Housing in Sorong
digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl
Urban/industrial colonial history in Sorong.
Mission Technical School at Hollandia-Binnen
digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl
Education/mission visual record from Hollandia-Binnen.
Village of Genjem, Netherlands New Guinea
digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl
Item-level historical village photograph.
An Archaeological Review of Western New Guinea
doi.org
Foundational synthesis of archaeology in western New Guinea.
Membaca dan Menafsirkan Temuan Gambar Prasejarah di Pulau Misool Raja Ampat, Papua Barat
doi.org
Indonesian-language interpretation of Misool rock art.
Animal Motifs on Rock Art in Papua and West Papua
doi.org
Comparative analysis of animal motifs in regional rock art.
Five Centuries of Settlement Dynamics and Mobility in the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua
doi.org
Historical-archaeological mobility and settlement dynamics.
Rock Painting Traditions around Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, West New Guinea
pacificarchaeology.org
Documents red and white pigment traditions around northern Raja Ampat.
An Archaeology of Waigeo, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua
raja-ampat-arch.com
University of Otago Working Papers in Anthropology 8; ISBN 978-0-9922626-7-9.
Human Behavioural Dynamics in Island Rainforests: Evidence from the Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua
raja-ampat-arch.com
Large Cambridge doctoral study underlying much recent Raja Ampat archaeology.
Bayesian Chronological Modelling for Early Pottery in the Far Western Pacific: Evidence from the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua
raja-ampat-arch.com
Very recent Holocene chronology paper in The Holocene.
Late Holocene Potting Traditions in the Far Western Pacific: Evidence from the Raja Ampat Islands, 3500–1000 BP
raja-ampat-arch.com
Pottery traditions and regional connectivity.
Sebuah Catatan Tambahan tentang Prehistori Irian Jaya
doi.org
Early Indonesian archaeological research on Irian Jaya.
Rock-pictures and Prehistoric Times in Dutch New Guinea
doi.org
Historical archaeology; preserve era and terminology.
Raja Ampat Archaeological Project
raja-ampat-arch.com
Living research hub with publications, community work and a growing heritage-site database.
Jejak Historis Eksonim Prancis di Pesisir Utara Papua dan Pulau-pulau di Sekitarnya
journal.ugm.ac.id
Cartographic/toponymic study identifying 81 French-derived historical exonyms.
From Stone Age to Atom Age
Stichting Papua Erfgoed
A 1962 educational film record spanning daily life, education, the New Guinea Council, transport and public services.
My Name Is Pengungsi (Refugee)
asiapacificreport.nz
Internal displacement documentary shown in the 2024 West Papua Mini Film Festival.
Pepera 1969: A Democratic Integration?
asiapacificreport.nz
Film on the 1969 Act of Free Choice.
Expedition Content
mast-nemla.org
Critical sonic reworking of the 1961 Harvard Peabody Expedition archive with Hubula translation collaboration.
Human Rights and Pro-Independence Actions in Papua, 1999–2000: Background
Violence and Political Impasse in Papua: Emergence of the independence movement
UN Involvement with the Act of Self Determination in West Irian, 1968–1969
Historical analysis based on United Nations archival records; hosted by an independence advocacy organisation.
Saralana Declaration on West Papua Unity
Primary movement document; its positions are those of the signatories.
ULMWP: organisational background
The movement’s account of its formation and political objectives.
Human Rights Committee dialogue with Indonesia
Committee questions and the Indonesian delegation’s responses, including Papua.
Lao-Lao Papua: essays and reporting
A publication to explore for Papuan commentary and long-form perspectives; individual pieces are classified separately.