The role of community local wisdom for nagari development in Sijunjung District, West Sumatera

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to uncover and analyze the role of local wisdom of the community for development in Nagari Paru, Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra. This study used a quantitative and qualitative method to figure out the role of Rimbo Larangan as one of the local wisdom applied in the community. The results of this study indicate that: the existence of the local wisdom of the community in the form of the Rimbo Larangan originated from forest destruction that occurred several years ago so that it has an impact on people's lives. The community in Nagari Paru has a perspective that the environment needs to be treated properly so that it can produce benefits in the form of improving health, happiness and increasing nagari development. The community is accustomed to managing the environment, because there is a recommendation from the Niniak Mamak, and it must be improved because it is important to their life. Since people in Nagari Paru are generally farmer, who need water every day for their fields and life, so the availability of water become their main concern. Although maintaining the Rimbo Larangan in Nagari Paru is still an agreement but it is effective enough to bind the community not to cut wood in the jungle, meaning that the community is accustomed to maintaining the jungle for life. Quantitative analysis showed a significant role of the local wisdom particularly in the nagari development as confirmed by the regression equation.