A DISPUTE OVER LAND OWNERSHIP IN DAMPELAS: HEGEMONY OF DUTCH EAST INDIES AND BANAWA
Abstract: This study affirms
that the core issues of the land ownership disputes case in Dampelas region can
be acknowledged, where land ownership is envisaged in the context of social,
cultural and economic value. This research employs a historical method in which
the source, including books, journals, archives, newspapers contemporaries, and
research results. This study aims to explain the existence Dampelas which in the
past was part of the Celebes Afdeling Midden located between two reigns, namely
the Kingdom of Banawa in Donggala and Dutch East Indies in Batavia through
their representatives in Makassar and Manado. In the late nineteenth and early
twentieth century, this area became an important part of the Dutch East Indies
in Banawa. The Dutch tried to take over the management of the potential of
forest products Dampelas, without giving concessions to indigenous groups. In
the reign of King Lamarauna, Kingdom of Banawa successfully suppress Dampelas
without the cost and burden of war.
Author: Lukman Nadjamuddin
Journal Code: jpsejarahgg170003
