Education, Economic and Conflict on Bajau Tribes as The Last Sea Nomads

Abstract

Bajau tribes have lived on coastal area. Its economic depend on resources from sea. However, based on data statiscally many of them on the poor community. Many problem was faced to them, such as low level an education, poor an economy, and conflict with a legal rules of its country. The objective this research was determined an education, economic, and  conflict on bajau tribes. Qualitative research by model case study was used on this research. Object of this research was Bajau Tribes on Hakatotobu Village, Pomalaa Sub regency, Kolaka Regency.  Result showed that (1) The education of the Bajau tribe community, especially the Hakatotobu region in terms of education is very concerning. Because in the past this area had MIS (Islamic Primary School) MTS (Islamic Junior School) and PAUD (Play group) under the Bahrul Ulum Hakatutobu foundation, but right now in 2018 the operational permit has been revoked. This is due to ineffective management in the Total Quality Management system.; (2) Bajau Economic’s could not be assure for increase totally economic living, if a  just a priority for catching. Alternative ways such as development an aquaculture tourism, fishery product technology. Aquaculture tourism could be invite a visitor for coming to Bajau community place, for a coming visitor should be increase bajau economics such as tour guide, souvenir sold, food and beverage around the place. Then, fishery product have a highly perishable character, and production was rearly or fluctuative, Furthermore, it was needed a technology to make a value added on fishery product as competitive product in free trade market such as in market Asean Economic Community; (3) Ownership rights (Owner certificate) for house buildings on coastal area were faced by Bajau tribes on conflict with legal rules country. Concluded that (1) Government should be build education system based on bajau cultural such as vocational school fishery or/and tourism on coastal area; (2) Company owned by village (Badan Usaha Milik Desa) would be directed to aquaculture tourism by asset based community driven development method, and it should be professional by total quality management; (3) Legal approach by traditional elders might be listened for reducing house building without owner certificate.