The resilience of the indigenous people of Papua towards natural disasters has
been questioned because of the large number of casualties post disasters
deaths which should have been handled differently considering their knowledge
and closeness to nature; thus, it should be easy for them to adapt in times of
natural changes. This study is aimed at investigating the resilience of the
indigenous people of Papua in the central mountains of Papua towards
disasters based on secondary data. Study results showed that the resilience of
indigenous people of the central mountains of Papua towards disasters is more
influenced by social factors than ecology since, generally, the ecological system
in the disaster area in the central mountains of Papua has not experienced
much change. The social factors are, among others, the impact of modern
civilization, which has not been well adapted by the indigenous people, and the
lack of skills of local stakeholders in disaster mitigation. Disaster mitigation
should be in the form of improvement of the social condition of indigenous
people of the central mountains area of Papua to perfect their civilization
towards a more prosperous life.