Tracing the Sources of Inter-Ethnic Conflict in Mimika Regency, Papua Province

Conflict for the people in the Mimika area is a common thing, which is indicated by the habit of tribal wars and frequent changes of leadership. The presence of the Freeport Indonesia Limited Liability Company can be said to be a source of new conflicts, because old conflicts still color the social life of the community and Freeport adds to the complexity of conflicts in this area. The activities of the Freeport Indonesia Limited Liability Company, which is a multinational company with very modern equipment, has caused rapid social changes in the Mimika Regency area. This means that material factors appear to have a more pronounced effect on social change, because the use of sophisticated tools requires adequate infrastructure and adjustments to human mental attitudes. Moreover, with changes in the environment that directly affect the livelihoods of the population, a significant change in values is needed so that the community can survive. The purpose of this research is to understand the process of inter-tribal war and conflict resolution in Mimika Regency. While the research procedures in this study are research methods, research focus, research subjects, data sources, time and place of research, data collection techniques, data analysis techniques, and data validity checking techniques. The stronger the parties who take advantage of existing conflicts to fulfill personal and group interests, both for political and economic interests, the greater and longer the conflict between ethnic groups. This condition can occur if: (1) In the implementation of the Regional Head General Election, the candidate conducts maney politics on each of the warring factions, (2) the security forces, regional governments, and international foreign companies only assist one of the warring factions, and (3) There are security personnel who prefer tribal wars because they can get more security money from the local government