That hundreds of kilometers long road has prolonged the grief of the Malind or Malind Anim people, one of the largest tribes inhabiting Merauke, South Papua. In recent decades, various external threats have emerged, including corporations and national strategic projects (PSN). The entire landscape, which has long been meaningful as a living space, is slowly being forced into a new logic: becoming a commodity to be exchanged, exploited, and accumulated. This process alters the Malind people's relationship with their environment, while simultaneously opening a new chapter of conflict between Indigenous communities and large-scale development projects......