Abstract:
Mutual claims in land ownership by several tribes are a continuing phenomenon happening in Manokwari Regency, West Papua Province From 2013 to 2019, for instance, there 32 actions undertaken to block public facilities owned by local government and private companies which have been built on the land belong to certain tribes or clans. Each tribe or clan claims as to the legal owners of the land. The legality of land ownership done by several clans or tribes is undergone by constructing a myth. This paper is based on the data that shows the mutual claim phenomena of three tribes on land rights in the area of Rendani Manokwari Airport. These three tribes are Arfak, Doreri, and Mansim Borai. Each tribe generates its own myth to reinforce land ownership claims. How evwe, when there is no agreement, a new myth is raised to obtain conpensation for land use. The myth is that the rights of customary land used for the operation of the Rendani Manokwari Airport dose belong to one tribe, but those of Arfak, Doreri, and Mansim Borai. It means that the myths that have existed are resurrected to produce new myths. The myths are produced to add facts regarding the legality of land ownership for some clans and tribes
