West Papuan tribal leader Theys Eluay gives a news conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this March 7, 2000 file photo. Thousands of West Papua activists extended a weeklong congress before declaring their independence from Indonesia, electing Eluay as chairman of the Papuan People's Presidium, which has been given the task of negotiating the future of West Papua, also known as Irian Jaya. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)