So far, the massive and uniform development approach has not had a positive impact on society, because generally development designs are made based on the aspirations of the dominant group (minstream), in power, capital, and access to the bureaucracy. As a social unit, the community, especially the indigenous community, does not benefit. Communities, especially indigenous peoples living in coastal and marine areas, are often not represented in the development process. Even though they must be given the freedom to protect themselves and their culture and resist changes that have a negative impact on their livelihoods. The concepts of self determination (self determination) have been widely accepted in international principles, but in Indonesia the implementation is still relatively far away. According to the Big Dictionary, the language of empowerment is a process to be empowered, to have the strength, ability and energy to master something. Therefore, the socio-economic empowerment of the community is a process to have or control a better life or socioeconomic status. The concept of empowerment in the discourse of community development is always associated with the concepts of independence, participation, networking, and justice. Basically, empowerment is placed on the strength of the individual and social levels. According to Hikmat (2006), empowerment is defined as a psychological understanding of the influence of individual control on social conditions, political power, and their rights according to law.