Socio-Economic Perspective of Indigenous Community Conflict with Corporation

The Datuk Sinaro Putih indigenous community is a traditional community whose existence has been officially recognized by the Bungo Regency Government. Currently, the existence of this indigenous community is increasingly threatened. Indigenous peoples in the village conflict with several companies operating around their customary forest areas. The research was conducted in Batu Kerbau village and Baru Pelepat village, and Lubuk Telau village, Pelepat District, Bungo Regency. This research is qualitative. Data were collected from interviews with traditional leaders and communities in the Datuk Sinaro Putih area, the Village Head (Rio), Sub-village heads, administrators of customary forest management institutions, the Datuk Sinaro Putih customary forest mapping team from the Bungo Regency Government, and the environmental watchdog KKI Warsi. The data were analyzed, interpreted, and discussed with previous studies relevant to the topic of this research. From a socio-economic perspective, the study identified several things: conflicts caused by the company's aggressiveness and indifference to indigenous peoples and forest management rights (HPH) operating in customary forest areas. At the lower-level conflicts also occur with illegal logging actors (timber entrepreneurs) who intimidate indigenous peoples and with local village heads (Rio) on suspicion of collaborating with companies for personal gain.