Yayan Hidayat

Member, Indigenous Peoples' Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN)

Yayan Hidayat is an Indigenous person from Tebo, Jambi, and a member of Indonesia’s largest Indigenous organization, the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN). He is also a researcher focusing on issues concerning Indigenous peoples, decolonization, and democratic governance in Indonesia. His work has bridged Indigenous knowledge regarding governance with democratic principles.
Yayan Hidayat is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the University of Indonesia and has focused on the field of Political Science since his undergraduate studies.