A Study of Economic Empowerment of Moi Tribe in Sorong, West Papua

The view that the Papuans as the second class has created a culture that is not balanced in the social interaction between natives and immigrant. Moi Tribe is Sorong customary owners but poor or marginalized, both in education and opportunities to be involved in the executive and legislative branches. In this study we used naturalistic approach which eyesight of social reality in its natural setting. Instead of conducting study to test hypothesis, this study aims to describe and reflect the social reality of groups of local community of Moi tribe in Sorong. Social gap between migrants and indigenous peoples in Sorong result in conflict and limit the whole society's participation in development. On the other hand, Moi tribe has remarkable attitudes, behaviors and actions and traditions so that cultural empowerment can be a driving force in many areas of life, especially in economics. We found that economic empowerment of the Moi tribe will work well if it is done should be done by way of tribe chiefs.