New Guinea: Originating in Spanish, Nova Guinea, given by Spanish sailors named Ortiz De Retez used since 1545. Papua,

New Guinea: Originating in Spanish, Nova Guinea, given by Spanish sailors named Ortiz De Retez used since 1545. Papua,

Papua's name for the region and its inhabitants, was recorded in the Spanish journal for the first time in 1521, until now the name of Papua is in use again . Irian, the name Irian used after the second world war, originated from a legend from the Biak-
Numfor which means the land that comes from the sea, also the land belongs to us. After the transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia in 1949, Irian became a very political connotation (Join the Republic of Indonesia Anti-Netherlands). So much in use by separatists or people Pro Republic of Indonesia.

Indigenous Papuans

Basically indigenous Papuans can be divided into 2 (two) groups ie
1: Upland Papua / highland hinterlands, and 2: Lowland and coastal Papua. Very diverse languages ​​are recorded in over 250 local languages. Papuans are dark to black and curly hair. This is typical of the Negro, but the Papuans have European eyes, and are generally hairy and bearded. Together with indigenous Australians (Aborigines) and Negritos of the Philippines. Indigenous Papuans are a type of Eastern Negroid group.

Papuan Traditional and Papuan Culture are touched by Western civilization
First through the Spanish and Portuguese sailors who sailed 7 (seven) Oceans in the 16th century in order to find a shortcut to the center of spice, an international commodity of commerce at that time ie the Indies which is none other than the Indonesian archipelago today. This era recorded that
Spanish Vasco Da Gama found the Strait of Magelang, then
Indigo Ortiz De Retez along the island's north coast in 1545 and due
See the human characteristics of black skin and curly hair
Just like the man he saw in the African hemisphere named Guinea, then
Named island Isla Nova Guinea / New Guinea Island.

Composition and Distribution of Indigenous Papuans

Up to mid-1957 indigenous Papuans or communities
Indigenous Papuans are estimated at 700,000 people, of which only 50% or less
More than 350,000 people are registered. The Europeans are 16,600 souls, 13,000 Indonesians, and 4,000 Chinese.

Now the composition has been much changed to; Original Papua, Outsiders (Foreign
Papua), Europe, which now number 2,233,530 (Census 2000);
And the most densely located in Jayawijaya Regency 417,326 people and Kabupaten
Merauke 318,350 inhabitants.

The Real Reality of Papuans Struggle To Break Away From Indonesian Nation

Nova Guinea (NG-West / Papua) began to develop regularly in the fields of politics,
Economic, social, cultural, security and order, after the Pacific war in World War II (1939-1945). The Dutch isolated this region from the Indies territory since the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (1945) up to 1962 with the aim of:

Preparing territories and citizens for self-governance, independently of the Netherlands, among the nations of the world (the basis of: the UN Charter on non-self-governing territories). Since the objectives have been established, the Dutch Government has established a Tien Jaren Plan, since 1950 in the fields of politics, economy, social, culture, infrastructure, order, security.

The next phase of development is the Transition Phase Government to UNTEA
(United Nations Temporary Administrations) by running the government
The status quo from August 15, 1962 to May 1, 1963.

After 1 May 1963 NG West renamed West Irian and inside
Governance is governed by DIRIB (Directorate of West Irian, at the Department of the Interior Country). So life goes on and NG-West / West Irian experiences
The transitional development period also with the FUNDWI / Funds United Nations program For Development of West Irian, which is directed to infrastructure (Transportation Sea, and land, ship, Radio-communication and Bus within the city) and People's Economy
By JDF (Joint Development Fund of the Netherlands and UN). This program only Walk the first 5 years.

Based on the long term Development Plan / PJP - 25 Years divided
In the 5 Year Development or PELITA, the Government of Indonesia runs
Wheel of development from 1969 to the Reformation Era in 1999, so it was about 30 years old, but it gave an insignificant progress to the region and its people. In 1988 a comprehensive Irian Jaya1 Development Framework was developed, but unfortunately the framework was never implemented, thus the situation described in 1988 remained similar to current conditions.

If the dianalogkan development with the absorption of culture, then ironically the traditional culture of Papua m