The type of qualitative research through the phenomenological approach, as well as the results showed that the development context implemented in Papua is influenced by indigenous peoples who played traditional figures by adopting local wisdom elements Who woke up since the past which is inherited from the ancestors (people of the past), the development carried out needs to be done in a holistic, planned and involving all stakeholders, both from the indigenous elements that number is very Many Dipapua, also involve the elements of government, private, educational world, in addition to the development of Papua is not apart from changing the way of view/way of thinking, so it needs a superior resource in making development idea to be more Professional, more emphasis on society not only as a development object but also as the subject of development.

Keywords : Local Wisdom, Development, Community, Strategy, Custom.