Mewakhi and Hippun adat Sai Batin: Histories and local knowledge of adat community in Lampung Sumatera Indonesia

• Main Authors: Nurdin, Bartoven Vivit, Hermawan, Dedi, Hutagalung, Simon S
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DS Asia
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/14446/1/11.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/14446/; http://www.iaha2014.uum.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This study aims to assess local knowledge and history of the indigenous peoples Sai Batin, in Coast Tanggamus District, Lampung Province. Lampung history and local wisdom are often expected to be a solution for the prevention and conflict and violence. Lampung is one of the conflict-prone areas, especially land and land conflicts.Rooted conflicts because land disputes, land, and other land grabbing livelihoods ultimately lead to social inequality. Social inequality that has led to racial issues, so that the conflict led to ethnic and religious conflict although not the cause of the first.However, the issue of ethnicity is then used as the foundation for the conduct of conflict and violence against other groups.Land for the people of Lampung is very important, because the ground too, many migrants from Java and Bali came to Lampung.Land of Hope for Lampung nickname is very appropriate because until recently the number of immigrants far more than the natives. Lampung is the purpose of colonization and transmigration area since 1905. This study uses ethnographic methods to conduct in-depth interviews, observation and focus group discussions. The results of this study indicate that concept and Hippun Mewakhi Sai Batin wisdom is the potential for local communities can reduce conflict and violence.