ID 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Dayak People
21 Apr 2018
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Maps made colonies known --> technology of conquest and power. If it is not on the map, the place is invisible. Proof of ownership based on a piece of paper endorsed by the state (deed) Territory ---> rights to a bounded area on a map. Traditional authorities can change the law in their areas at their own discretion (flexible) Ownership based on physical presence / use. Ownership established by physical presence on the land. Resource (can have rights to a tree) Map maker: if they find it interesting, they include it. Exclude: creation of empty space that can be claimed and colonized. Cultural as well as a spatial history of a territory. Establishes legitimacy, sense of occupation, longevity, and ownership to territory. States have mapped forests and classified them into different uses. Dayak have the laws on their side (laws respect peoples rights), but can be overturned when the state decides a project is in the national or public interest.
