Management of Indigenous Forests Based on Local Wisdom to Maintain the Existence of Indigenous Peoples in Rokan IV Koto ULFIA HASANAH, HAYATUL ISMI
Univercity of Riau
Abstract
The recognition of indigenous people by the state is stipulated in the constitution. The exclusivity of Indigenous Peoples most maintained one of them by involving indigenous peoples in forest management. Each indigenous people has its own pattern in managing natural resources around it. This research aims to find out the existence of Indigenous Peoples in Rokan IV Koto in Customary Forest Management and identify forms of local wisdom of indigenous peoples in forest management. This type of research is sociological juridical, which views law as a social symptom that can be observed in the observation of people^s lives. The selection of this type of research is related to Local Wisdom in Forest Management, in which case researchers will try to see the extent of the existence and authority of indigenous institutions in forest management. The approach used is a qualitative approach. The type and source of data used in this study is primary data (data obtained directly from the first source through direct interviews of competent selected respondents at the research site and secondary data (data obtained from available sources, such as laws and regulatory documents and relevant reading literature). From the results of the research it is known that didn^t realized the recognition of indigenous peoples, so efforts are needed to be made to make the recognition of indigenous peoples. The government should involve the community more in forest management as one of the recognition efforts for indigenous peoples.
Keywords: : Existence, Forest, Indigenous Peoples, Local Wisdom, Management,
