Four Transmission Patterns Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Tek) Cerekang People

Abstract

The Cerekang people are indigenous peoples holding local wisdom who have a knowledge system about forest and river conservation and the use of natural resources. How this community transmits traditional ecological traditional (TEK) so that they can survive until now is the main question that will be answered in this paper. The theory used to answer this question is the theory of cultural transmission developed by Mesoudi (2008). Data collection was carried out in two ways, namely the library method and the field method. The results show that facing socio-ecological changes, the Cerekang people carry out a transmission strategy that can be formulated in four patterns, namely (1) The process of transmitting ancestral messages takes place vertically and horizontally, from parents to children; (b) the transmission process takes place orally and daily practical experience; (c) the main actors of transmission are parents, traditional stakeholders, and peer groups; and (d) transmission channels mainly through spoken language, imitation, and manner of dress. However, in the current era of information disclosure, to complete the above pattern, it is important to formulate a model of TEK transmission in the form of developing contextual learning materials from an early age.