CRISIS ECOLOGICAL EXISTENTIALISM: RELOCATE CAPITAL CITY NUSANTARA AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Abstract

In August 2019, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo announced that East Kalimantan would replace Jakarta as the new capital city. This decision has a direct impact on the indigenous people of the Nusantara region, raising questions about the sustainability of living in the area due to the relocation scheme. Existential phenomenology is one technique for understanding the challenges faced by indigenous people in their native territories. This method combines historical, social, and material knowledge to illuminate their struggles. A study conducted on the Balik Tribe in Five Villages in East Kalimantan found that the connection between indigenous peoples and their natural surroundings is a significant aspect of their cultural identity. Indigenous people see themselves as an integral part of nature, and their cultural roots are intertwined with their sense that to overcome the challenges they face, they should embrace ecological existentialism by building connectivity in the face of uncertainty.