Through AMAN, indigenous peoples will come together for discussions at provincial level every year. Regional meetings will be held every two years and these will feed into the National Congress to be held every three years although, under exceptional conditions, this timetable can be changed. The organisation will be funded through a combination of membership fees and donations from other parties, but AMAN will only accept funding from sources which are completely free from any political or commercial strings. Long before the Indonesian nation was created, indigenous peoples developed their own social systems based on their own needs and understandings. Hence the state must respect our sovereignty.
Indigenous peoples are human beings just as other peoples are.
We therefore also have the right to a decent life in accordance with our own social values. Hence all activities of the state which violate universal human rights and our own standards of justice must be stopped immediately. From our common experiences of hardship and suffering, indigenous peoples of the archipelago must stand shoulder to shoulder if we are to realise a better future and the recognition of our rights. We know where to find our prey, how the animals live and which arrows to use for a deer, a monkey or a bird. Advocacy is just the same.