A Papuan family strips palm leaves. Residents of the island village of Ayopo live a poverty stricken life, making use of all the natural resources sorrounding them. Small scale fishing provides most food and incidental income. Few economic opportunites for the native Papuans in their ancestreal land is a major factor many wish to see Indonesia leave and a West Papua gain independence. Indonesian migrants control the majority of Papua's business and employ a majority of other migrants from...
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A Papuan family strips palm leaves. Residents of the island village of Ayopo live a poverty stricken life, making use of all the natural resources sorrounding them. Small scale fishing provides most food and incidental income. Few economic opportunites for the native Papuans in their ancestreal land is a major factor many wish to see Indonesia leave and a West Papua gain independence. Indonesian migrants control the majority of Papua's business and employ a majority of other migrants from other parts of Indonesia, leaving the Papuans out in the cold.
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