The alternative opposite Indonesian word Peranakan, meaning descendants, is used for settlers that have mixed with indigenous Indonesians.

Will it redistribute wealth from ethnic Chinese tycoons to indigenous Indonesians?

To replace the missing traders, the Government has begun giving licenses to hundreds of indigenous Indonesians, known as pribumi.

Vocational schools and programs were set up by the Indies government to train indigenous Indonesians for specific roles in the colonial economy.

As of 1927 political prisoners, including indigenous Indonesians espousing Indonesian independence, were 'exiled' to the outer islands.

In the colonial society of the Netherlands Indies, they held a higher social status than indigenous Indonesians ("inlanders").

As the educational level of indigenous Indonesians was on the rise, more and more Indonesians got jobs previously held by Eurasians.

In addition to that, indigenous Indonesians began to embrace Indian religions, in particular Shivaism and Buddhism.

Prior to the early 18th century, hunting was mostly by indigenous Indonesians.

But the animosities between indigenous Indonesians and ethnic Chinese run deeper than simple economics.