Albertus H. Pramono. Department of Geography, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822. albertus@hawaii.edu. Liberating or disciplining? The impacts of participatory mapping on Dayak territoriality

In reaction to the dispossession of their territories, many indigenous peoples in many parts of the world employ participatory mapping. Through the approach it is expected that indigenous peoples can regain the control and access to their territories. Such mapping exercises, in which non-governmental organizations as well as researchers particularly geographers and anthropologists are often actively involved, apply a variety of techniques, from sketch mapping to geomatics. In most cases the NGOs and researchers brought these techniques to the indigenous peoples. The techniques require those peoples to demarcate fixed territorial boundaries for negotiation. In reality, indigenous peoples’ territoriality tends to have fluid boundaries. This paper will look at the case of participatory mapping on Dayak peoples’ territories in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Keyword: participatory mapping, indigenous peoples, territoriality, Kalimantan (Indonesia)