Resiliensi, Pengetahuan, dan Kedaulatan Pangan: Studi Peran Perempuan Adat Kasepuhan Citorek di Lebak, Jawa Barat dan Perempuan Adat Dayak Iban di Sungai Utik, Kapuas Hulu, Kalimantan Barat

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the role of Indigenous Women in strengthening the resilience of Indigenous Communities in Kasepuhan Citorek (Lebak) and Dayak Iban Menua Sungai Utik (Kapuas Hulu). This study uses a critical paradigm with a multiple case study approach and qualitative analysis, data collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and document studies for 7 (seven) months. Data were analyzed using the framework of rights to self-determination and indigenous feminism. The results of the study indicate that the recognition of indigenous territories, strengthening the rights of Indigenous Women, food sovereignty, and the implementation of self-determination are interrelated in building the sustainability and resilience of Indigenous Communities amidst the climate crisis and extractive development. Indigenous Women play a central role as guardians of ecological knowledge, managers of food reserves, and decision-makers in the customary system. These findings confirm that strengthening the rights of Indigenous Women is inseparable from the original rights of Indigenous Communities, and is the foundation of the ecological, social, and political sustainability of Indigenous Communities amidst the pressures of extractive development and the climate crisis. The existence of Indigenous Women is often invisible and unrecognized. However, as with indigenous feminism, gender justice is an inseparable part of recognizing the sovereignty and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. This means that recognizing Indigenous Peoples is an integral part of recognizing the rights of Indigenous Women.