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{{Short description|Papuan and Indonesian teacher and politician}}
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'''Dorkas Tokoro-Hanasbey''' ({{nee|'''Hanasbey'''}}; born 1937) is a Papuan and Indonesian teacher and politician. She was the only female member of the [[New Guinea Council]], serving from its inauguration in 1961 until its dissolution in 1963. Upon the annexation of Papua by Indonesia, she became a member of Papua's regional parliament, the Papua Regional People's Representative Council, and Indonesia's [[House of Representatives (Indonesia)|House of Representatives]].
== Life and career ==
Dorkas Hanasbey was born in 1937 in the Enggros village of Hollandia (now Jayapura), the capital of [[Dutch New Guinea]]. Upon receiving her teaching diploma in 1954, she began teaching in middle schools, including at an all-girls middle school in the Genjer subdistrict of Hollandia until 1957. She was also a regular contributor for ''Triton'', a monthly illustrated publication owned by the ''Bevolkingsvoorlichting'' (indigenous information) bureau of the Dutch New Guinea government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 January 1961 |title=Gouverneur benoemde resterende acht leden van de Nieuw Guinea Raad Zes autochtonen |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=dorkas+hanasbey&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010505670:mpeg21:a0009&resultsidentifier=ddd:010505670:mpeg21:a0009&rowid=7 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Nieuw Guinea koerier}}</ref> In the social sector, she was the leader of a mother's club in Hollandia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=5 April 1961 |title=Eén vrouw te midden van 27 mannen: Zó zien zij hun taak in de Nieuw-Guinea Raad |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=dorkas+tokoro&coll=ddd&identifier=ABCDDD:010839278:mpeg21:a0168&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010839278:mpeg21:a0168&rowid=5 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Het parool}}</ref>
Dorkas was married to Silas Tokoro, a religious teacher who was dismissed and later worked for the government. The couple has two daughters and one son from their marriage.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 1961 |title=Installatie N.-Guinearaad |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=dorkas+tokoro&coll=ddd&identifier=ABCDDD:010814290:mpeg21:a0086&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010814290:mpeg21:a0086&rowid=8 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Trouw}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Herlina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4JI_AAAAMAAJ |title=Pending emas: pengalaman-pengalaman selama mendarat di Irian Barat |date=1965 |publisher=Gunung Agung |pages=186 |language=id}}</ref>
=== Appointment to the New Guinea Council ===
[[File:Regeringsdiner_aangeboden_aan_de_leden_van_de_Nieuw_Guinea_Raad_Minister_Klompé,_Bestanddeelnr_913-2790.jpg|thumb|Tokoro-Hanasbey with Dutch Social Works Minister [[Marga Klompé]].]]
Tokoro-Hanasbey was appointed by governor-general {{Ill|Pieter Platteel|lt=Pieter Platteel|nl}} to represent Hollandia in the [[New Guinea Council]]. Being the only female member of the council, the governor-general also designated her to represent women.<ref name=":0" /> She and other council members were installed by the governor-general on 5 April 1961. Tokoro-Hanasbey was late for her inauguration and only arrived half an hour after the event had begun. She was the only member who arrived late for the inauguration.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 1961 |title=KONINGIN HIELD REDE OP GELUIDSBAND: Nieuw-Guinea-Raad geïnstalleerd |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=dorkas+tokoro&coll=ddd&page=2&identifier=ddd:010678895:mpeg21:a0002&resultsidentifier=ddd:010678895:mpeg21:a0002&rowid=7 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Nieuwsblad van het Noorden}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Het Parool]]'', Tokoro-Hanasbey stated that she wants to focus on furthering female representation in the Dutch New Guinea and spreading awareness on gender equality.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Leden_van_de_delegatie_van_de_Nieuw_Guinea_Raad_op_Soestdijk_Sollewijn_Gelpke_,,_Bestanddeelnr_913-2917.jpg|thumb|Tokoro-Hanasbey (third from the right, in front) with Queen [[Juliana of the Netherlands]].]]
As parliament members, Tokoro-Hanasbey, along with speaker {{Ill|Marcus Kaisiëpo|lt=Marcus Kaisiëpo|nl|Marcus Kaisiëpo|id|Markus Kaisiepo}} and deputy speaker [[Nicolaas Jouwe]], issued a call in the ''[[Pittsburgh Courier]]'' in 1962. The call asked for assistance from the global "negro brothers and sisters" to counter the "menace of Indonesia imperialism". The call was reprinted in other newspapers with various other textual and pictorial supplements, including an image of Tokoro-Hanasbey's swearing-in as a parliament member.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Swan |first=Quito |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nL5HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA57 |title=Pasifika Black: Oceania, Anti-colonialism, and the African World |date=10 May 2022 |publisher=NYU Press |isbn=978-1-4798-8508-4 |pages=57–58 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Later career ===
The [[New Guinea Council]] was dissolved on 1 May 1963, exactly five months after the handover of authority of Papua from the [[United Nations Temporary Executive Authority]] (UNTEA) to the Indonesian government.<ref>{{cite news|last=ES|date=1963|title=1 MEI 1963: DETIK BERSEDJARAH KEUTUHAN INDONESIA|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zl4dAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP18|work=Mimbar Penerangan|page=10|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=19 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319185112/https://books.google.com/books?id=zl4dAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP18|url-status=live}}</ref> During the UNTEA period, Tokoro-Hanasbey and several members of the New Guinea Council were invited by the Indonesian government to visit various provinces in Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hasymy |first=Ali |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=assLAAAAIAAJ |title=Semangat merdeka: 70 tahun menempuh jalan pergolakan & perjuangan kemerdekaan |date=1985 |publisher=Bulan Bintang |pages=617 |language=id}}</ref> Following the annexation of Papua to Indonesia, Tokoro-Hanasbey co-signed the Statement of Determination (''Pernyataan Kebulatan Tekad'') or called Kotabaru Charter (''Piagam Kotabaru'') along with members of the Papua Regional People's Representative Council—Papua's regional parliament—and representative of social groups, pledging loyalty to Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDINAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA49 |title=Irian Barat: bahagian mutlak Republik-Indonesia |date=1964 |publisher=Projek Penerbitan Sekretariat Koordinator Urusan Irian Barat |pages=49 |language=id}}</ref> It is delivered to Sukarno in Jakarta represented by co-signers, [[Marthen Indey]] and Herman Wayoi.<ref name="bio p137">{{cite book |last1=Gunawan |first1=Restu |last2=Leirissa |first2=R.Z. |last3=Haryono |first3=P. Suryo |last4=Lumintang |first4=Onnie |last5=Nurhajirini |first5=Dwi Ratna |title=Biografi Pahlawan Nasional: Marthin Indey dan Silas Papare |date=1997 |publisher=Departmen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI Jakarta |location=Jakarta |page=137 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hG6fCgAAQBAJ  |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=id}}</ref>
In 1963, Tokoro-Hanasbey was appointed to Papua's parliament, the Papuan Regional People's Representative Council, alongside her husband. her husband later resigned from the position to serve in the House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=The |first1=Liang Gie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhpbAAAAIAAJ |title=Pertumbuhan pemerintahan propinsi Irian Barat dan kemungkinan2 perkembangan otonominja dihari kemudian |last2=Istanto |first2=F. Sugeng |date=1968 |publisher=Fakultas Sosial dan Politik, Universitas Gadjah Mada |pages=119 |language=id}}</ref>  About a year later, on 3 March 1966, her husband was recalled to serve in the Papuan civil service, and Tokoro-Hanasbey took his seat. She was in the position until 1971.<ref>{{cite book |author=Tim Penyusun Sejarah |url=http://repositori.dpr.go.id/81/1/SEPEREMPAT%20ABAD%20DPR%20RI.pdf |title=Seperempat Abad Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia |date=1970 |publisher=Sekretariat DPR-GR |location=[[Jakarta]] |page=676 |language=id |trans-title=A Quarter Century of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia |access-date=22 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407163920/http://repositori.dpr.go.id/81/1/SEPEREMPAT%20ABAD%20DPR%20RI.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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