Unlike other villages on the shores of Lake Jempang a population of native tribes such as the Dayak of Kalimantan, Kutai and Banjar, Capers Jones almost the entire population are Bugis (Original Tribe of South Sulawesi). There are around 1,000 lives with 200an Head of the Family and nearly all work as fishermen who catch fish in the lake. No one knows for sure, when and how their ancestors first inhabited this village because there was no evidence of written and oral stories only spoken to the next generation. Once, Capers Jones was originally inhabited by several families of the Dayak Benuaq. Jones said in Bahasa Benuaq means "sand", probably referring to this Cape region is indeed like a sandy beach area. Bugis ancestors who first inhabited this village about 5 families. Because it's become a tradition of the Dayak for farming to move, over time Capers Jones abandoned by them to continue to go into the woods and left the Cape Jones for Bugis people. In 2006 the elder-Jones Bugis elders aged over 70 years, had not know exactly since when the Bugis inhabit Jones. This can be ascertained that before the early 20th century they already exist in Jones. Tracing kinship with the Jones Bugis people in Samarinda Seberang very closely, it is not impossible that Jones Bugis ancestors originated from the Bugis in Samarinda Seberang (the same Bugis Wajo). Bugis community in Samarinda Seberang exodus begins experiencing Wajo Bugis Bugis battle with Jones in the 15th century. Today, Jones Bugis people still maintain their traditions like the Bugis are still living in Sulawesi (wedding tradition, the procession of people died, traditional clothing, khataman Qur'an etc.). In terms of craft, the Bugis Jones also adept at weaving Samarinda Sarong as generated by the Bugis in Samarinda Seberang.
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