Source for information on west papua, indonesia irian jaya. West papua irian jayas illegal occupation by indonesia. Lying to the west of the independent state of papua new guinea, it is the only indonesian territory to be situated in oceania. With the handover to indonesia, irian jaya was promised eventual selfdetermination, and opposition to indonesian rule, waged by the free papua movement or opm, has lasted for 30 years. Susantosunario, a short politicalhistorical analysis. In the conflict between west papua and indonesia, history also has been. Pasukan sayyidina muhammad saw recommended for you 1. This policy, along with a more comprehensive history of the conflict, has been. West papuan refugees living in papua new guinea anu press. Popular indonesian history books showing 150 of 2 krakatoa. Irian jaya, indonesia travel photos by galen r frysinger. Puncak jaya is the provinces highest mountain as well as the highest point of indonesia. Wor songs, usually sung by choruses in seemingly chaotic, freeforall style, were once central to traditional biak society.
Worth 1011 00 click the hyperlinks for photos and more text this aint a trip for sissies. The history of west papua or formerly known as irian jaya before indonesian independence is less discussed in national history books for elementary to middle school, so many do not know it. West papua and the architecture of global power by eben kirksey. The name stuck until reformation era and the downfall of soeharto, when people demanded that the name irian changed back to papua. This album presents music for celebrations and church services on biak island in irian jaya.
From jerusalem to irian jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all, honest. From jerusalem to irian jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history. Baliem valley, papua irian jaya indonesia travel guide. A place where roads are so scarce, that to travel between towns you often have to take to the air or the water. This important study introduces the history and people of west papua, tracing the origins of the. Nem jaya i min namba wan long tok indonesia o bahasa. The province was formerly called irian jaya and comprised the entire western new guinea until the inauguration of the province of west papua then west irian jaya in 2001. Papua, also known as western new guinea formerly irian jaya is the easternmost part of indonesia, where its other half of the island belongs to the independent country of papua new guinea. Indonesian new guinea west papua irian jaya periplus. A unique biography of missions from jerusalem to irian jaya is an awardwinning biographical history that sketches the history of christian missions, but it is accomplished in a unique way.
By bartering a few pounds of tobacco our tour host arranged for men from this village to capture our zodiacs from the ship explorer and take us to their village. New design graphics, photographs, and maps help make this a compelling book. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site post navigation. Irian jaya west irian, or irian barat province of e indonesia, comprising the w half of new guinea and adjacent islands. The list also includes magazines and journals with feature. An investigative journey through the forbidden lands of west papua is a 1989 book by british writer and environmental and political activist, george monbiot. Buku baru new books papua, irian jaya, west papua papuaweb. Irian jaya indonesia, irian jaya in 1992 part 2, irian jaya aborigines, indonesia irian jaya indonesia, irian jaya in 1992 part 2, irian jaya aborigines, indonesia. The largest designs on the body are bipane, shell nosepiece motifs, the smaller ones include cuscus tails and two ancestor figures on the right top and bottom asmat shields. Papua, historically, irian is a large island separated by the shallow torres strait from the rest of the australian continent. Finally, the act of final choice pepera in 1969 saw the official return of papua to indonesia. Baliem valley, sometimes known as the grand valley, in indonesia is the most accessible gateway to papua formerly known as irian jaya as one could get. Arrived at sorong on the western tip of irian jaya mid morning on 3rd september. So unlike any other part of indonesia, the province formerly known as irian jaya can feel like a different country which is what many papuans, who are melanesian and ethnically distinct from other indonesians, would prefer it to be.
The region became the province of irian jaya before being renamed papua in 2002. At the end of a weeklong conference in the capital, jayapura, more than 2,500 delegates representing 250 tribal groups called on the world to recognise west papua as they term the region as a. Irian jaya article about irian jaya by the free dictionary. It helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history.
Irian jaya and the border region of papua new guinea showing the. It entailed days of intransit travel, exposure to lots of clove cigarette smoke, a few long. The history of papuas name changes ini papua indonesia. Violet wong this is the most complete guide to indonesian new guinea ever produced.
It is the worlds secondlargest island, after greenland, covering a land area of 785,753 km 2 303,381 sq mi, and the largest island wholly or partly within the southern hemisphere and oceania. The head section is filigreed into two ancestor figures. They finally gave up the colony in 1963, under a combination of military and. Indonesia, western papua formerly irian jaya, the island of new guinea.
Choose from the wide range of maps for destinations in irian jaya. Majelis rasulullah saw perjalanan dakwah, kokoda irian barat 26 29 januari 2010 duration. Papua jaya tours papua tour package and tourism informations. A ceasefire was declared in 1998 but the troubles run as deep as the gold and copper mined on the island. Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrisesunset time and key facts for irian jaya, papua, indonesia.
Educational enrolments at various levels, selected years 6. To the east is papua new guinea png, independent since 1975. Irian jaya papua barat, indonesian new guinea trip. The history of western new guinea refers to the history of the indonesian western half of the island of new guinea and other smaller islands to its west. Suharto changed the provinces name to irian jaya after becoming indonesias president in 1967. Since the island is alternatively named as papua, the region is also called west papua. She is the author of numerous books including another gospel, daughters of the church, and most recently, parade of faith. Our team of four friends from slovenia spent two weeks in 2009 negotiating the rainforests of the southern part of the. Robert mitton worked, lived and travelled in the indonesian province of irian jaya, formerly west irian. Population of irian jaya by kabupaten, 1961 and 1971 2.
Eben kirksey first went to west papua in 1998 as an exchange student. Much of it was still unexplored by outsiders as recently as the 1930s. Hundreds of pages of travel tips and dozens of lively articles cover every aspect of the islands history and geography, taking. It is often difficult to find information about recent publications on papua irian jaya. Bbc news asiapacific irian jaya declared independent. Encyclopedia of genocide and crimes against humanity dictionary. It lies not too far north of australia just south of the equator. Western corporations such as freeport, british petroleum, rio tinto and bhp billiton make massive amounts of money from exploiting the west papuans oil, gold, gas and copper reserves. Comprising most of the western half of new guinea and a number of offshore islands, it is indonesias largest province.
But with coverage of this region in general guidebooks to indonesia invariably limited in length, this book is certainly still worth buying by anyone who wants to. There is some political tension in papua barat because of an independence movement by some of the papuans. Indonesia enters into agreements with freeport a new orleans company and now indonesias largest single tax payer for mining rights in west papuas mountains. We see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes. On the 35th anniversary of west papuas socalled act of free choice and. Irian barat, irian djaya, irian jaya, netherlands new guinea, west irian, west new. Kri mansoear island, raja empat islands, papua barat, indonesian new guinea. In 2002, papua adopted its current name and was granted a special autonomous status by the indonesian legislation. On may 1, 1963, indonesia became the new colonial power in west papua new guinea. From jerusalem to irian jaya is as informative and intriguing as it is inspiring. Exports from irian jaya, major commodities, selected years, 19s171 s. Expenditure, revenues and deficits of netherlands new guinea, 19so61 3.
East timor and irian jaya, and the complicity of world powers in indonesias. West irian jaya is indonesias largest and easternmost province and covers the western half of the worlds second largest island. Suharto became president of indonesia on march 12, 1967 until 1998 and changed the name sukarnapura to jayapura djajapura, irian barat in irian jaya. Historical facts on irian jaya national library of australia. The history of western contact with irian jaya generally, leading up to missionary contact and the situation of the early national church, will be. West papua, indonesia irian jayanew guinea, the largest tropical island in the world, is divided roughly in half. Activists in the indonesian province of irian jaya have declared the region independent, ending what they say is 37 years of oppressive rule. Considered to be a part of the australian continent, the territory is. Online used books and out of print books finder book search engine can find indonesian new guinea west papua irian jaya periplus guides by muller, kal, texts and photographs. Chapter one irian jaya and its people this chapter will provide background information on the culture and way of life of the dani people of irian jaya. Simon winchester shelved 2 times as indonesianhistory avg rating 3. Idpp, is the indonesian part of the island of new guinea. Irian jaya i wanpela provins bilong kantri indonesia wantaim provins papua, irian jaya i stap long wes hap bilong ailan niugini nem irian i min.
Human habitation is estimated to have begun between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago. This page attempts to list all significant monographs relevant to papua including those not specifically about papua but with substantial papua related content there are now 476 books and reports listed here. Indonesian new order government 19651998 was known to be quite oppressive towards papuan. From jerusalem to irian jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest. Their language in its cultural context by van enk, gerrit j. The term was suggested by an indonesian national hero from west papua, frans kaisiepo. Wanin or onin was probably the oldest name in recorded history to refer to the western part of the. Click on the region name to get the list of its districts, cities and towns. The politics of history in west papua indonesia conflict. After the indonesians defeated the dutch in 1949 and 1950, the dutch insisted on keeping irian jaya. Irian means a ray of lights that shines through the haze. Guinea later known as west irian or west papua, arguing that the territory. Irian jaya, indonesia consists of the several secondlevel administrative divisions.
Presentday in 2000, indonesian president abdurrahman wahid changed irian jayas name back to papua, although he discouraged papuan independence, and a separate province called west papua was formed on the islands westernmost section in 2003. The former dutch colony, previously called irian jaya, had been preparing for independence before indonesia asserted its claim in 1962. In notes, letters, diaries and, above all, photographs, he compiled a unique document of his experiences of the cultures and environments of the five distinct groups living along the balim baliem river, a particularly remote part of the world. On the transference of the sovereignty over the territory of west guineairian jaya to indonesia, the. Irian jaya is the official name of the western half of new guinea, a province of indonesia since the 1960s. First explored by europeans in the 16th century, it was formally claimed by the netherlands in 1828 and became known as dutch new guinea. Papuans occupied the sahul continent now partly submerged, see. West irian jaya is a hot, humid island rising from the sea with some of the most impenetrable jungles in the world and yet also has snowcaps covering 5,000meter high mountain peaks, towering over glacier lakes. It achieved independence in 1962, and was incorporated into indonesia the following year. Papua, formerly 19732001 irian jaya, or until 1973 irian barat, propinsi or provinsi. This entry was posted on wednesday, june 17th, 2009 at 8. The book covers monbiots travels in the forbidden forest territories of irian jaya. Its inhabitants are generally untouched by civilization, and most of their hundreds of native languages and cultures remain unstudied.
His later study of west papuas resistance to the indonesian occupiers and the forces of globalization morphed as he discovered that collaboration, rather than resistance, was the primary strategy of this dynamic social movement. Since these books were published before indonesian independence and. The eastern half of the island is papua new guinea. It is the western half of new guinea, which is the second largest island in the world after greenland. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. President soeharto officiated the name irian jaya for the new province in 1973. History of netherlands new guineairian jayawest papua.
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