After more than four decades, in 1972, finally traditional education in the Malamoi region, specifically the Moi Salkma and Klabra sub-tribes, was held again in 2023. Located in Saluk Village, Wemak District, traditional education is carried out in the wilderness for more than two years (2 years, 4 months, 13 days). The opening of traditional education was held in 2021 and closed on November 16, 2023. Indigenous education is attended by various ages, ranging from teens to tens. Participants totaled 203 people with 30 teaching lecturers and came from seven districts namely Sayosa, East Sayosa, Konhir, Klawak districts in Sorong district and Wemak, Salkma, Fkour districts in South Sorong district, Southwest Papua Province.
Indigenous education is learning conducted by indigenous elders called lecturers (moi language called “tiligi”) to all students. Learning is done specifically to maintain local traditions and customs. The culture and traditions are related to traditional medicines, treatment methods, customary boundaries known through genealogy and various cultures passed down by ancestors. Indigenous Peoples do not only view nature as a resource. But furthermore, nature and their customary territories are their identity.
The indigenous education graduation ceremony was attended by representatives of the Directorate General of Culture, Sorong Regency Government, Sorong Regency DPRD, LMA Malamoi, Malamoi Customary Council, AMAN Sorong Raya, Econusa, TNI and Police, and the communities of the seven districts participating in indigenous education. The total number of people present was approximately 1000.
