The problem is, Indonesia is so diverse. Bajau people and the Javanese (the ones discussed in the article) have nothing in similar in their way of life.
Asking Javanese to learn from Bajau people is like asking ordinary Americans to learn from the Inuit, just because they happen to be citizen of same nation state.
Asking Javanese to learn from Bajau people is like asking ordinary Americans to learn from the Inuit, just because they happen to be citizen of same nation state.