Preservation of Local Genius Culture as Efforts to Maintain Nation Existence Preservation of Local Genius Culture as Efforts to Maintain Nation Existence Hasbi Ali, Ratih Candrasari Abstract: The preservation of the culture of local vital role in the process of internalizing the values of life to wisdom is one of the efforts undertaken to maintain the existence the younger generation. However, along with the times, the of society so that they are not deprived of their own cultural roots existence of culture and cultural values possessed by the in line with the current globalization and modernization. The Simeulue community until now has not been optimal in the pace of globalization and modernization is feared that it will effort to transform the generation afterwards. erode the local culture that has long grown and developed in the lives of local people. This research problem (1) Inventory of local Local wisdom according to Wales in Rosidi, wisdom culture (local genius) and (2) Efforts to preserve local (2011),[12] Local Wisdom in the Sundanese Cultural wisdom culture. This study uses a qualitative approach and type Perspective, Bandung: The Main Book Qibla is interpreted of descriptive research. The informants in this study were the as: "The ability of local culture to deal with foreign cultural customary and indigenous communities in Simeulue District, influences when the two cultures are related. This is amounting to 10 people. Research results (1) The culture of local especially important in this day and age, namely the era of wisdom in Simeulue regency consists of such as nandong information and communication openness which if not (humming accompanied by drums), debus (martial arts using addressed properly will result in the loss of local wisdom as sharp weapons), sikambang (dance in pairs), wave dance (dance national identity and identity. The same thing was conveyed carried out by many people, both to welcome the bride and to welcome honored guests), marangkul (procession before the by [9], (2008), Cultural Potential and Local Wisdom as groom rises to the house of the bride pelted with yellow rice), Basic Capital to Build National Identity, Journal of Social crocodile (humming accompanied by a dance to lull the child), Sciences, Volume 9, Number 3, Pages 339-346 that: and sword dance (martial arts using sharp weapons) and (2) "Ethnic identity is a cultural character (cultural character ) Efforts to culture local wisdom are carried out through ". socialization into the community. Conclusion: (1) In Simeulue As for the local culture in Simeulue District, the Regency there are still many cultures of local wisdom that need Province of Aceh today has experienced a lot of to be preserved so as not to be eroded by foreign culture and (2) degradation along with the development of Science, Efforts to preserve the culture of local (local genius) wisdom are Science, Technology and Art (Science and Technology). carried out through sustainable socialization. There are many kinds of Simeulue cultures that have been Index terms: Local Genius, National Existence. degraded, even feared that they would become extinct such as naïf-nafi (folklore), nanga-nanga (tutur culture), nandong, sikambang traditional dance that tells how the I. INTRODUCTION lives of local people in the past, present, and what will come is full of values for human life today. In essence, culture has values that are always Much research has been carried out on local wisdom. inherited, interpreted, and implemented along with the [6] and Kongprasertamorn, (2007), Local Wisdom, process of social change. The implementation of cultural Environmental Protection, and Community Development: values is a manifestation and legitimacy of society towards Shellfish Farmers in Indonesia culture. Culture is a system that has a relationship between TambonBanghunsaiPhetchaburi Province Thailand, one another. Symbolic forms in the form of language, Manusya: Humanities Journal, Volume 10.1, page 9 found objects, music, beliefs, and community activities that that "Local wisdom in Bangkhunsai can be observed by contain the meaning of togetherness constitute cultural way of life traditional such as work, relationships within scope. In this case, Kluchohn and Kelly in [11], (2007), society, as well as spiritual beliefs and practices that serve Gorontalo (Changes in Cultural Values and Social to promote the use of natural resources in an honest, fair Institutions), Jakarta: Indonesian Press argues that: "Culture and sustainable manner ". is a pattern for life created in history that is explicit, Furthermore, Syarif et al. (2016), [14]Conservation implicit, rational, irrational, and non-rational found at all Value of Local Wisdom in the Traditional Rambu times as a potential guide to human behavior. Ceremony of the Toraja Tribe of South Sulawesi as Referring to this opinion, all cultural activities intend to Character Education Efforts, EFL Journal, Volume 1, fulfill a number of community needs related to the needs of Number 1, page 22, found that: "The importance of life. In other words, culture cannot be separated from all integrating cultural values of local wisdom (Signs Solo) in patterns of community and cultural activity and also has a the learning process as a forum for character formation or student identity ". Revised Manuscript Received on December 22, 2018. Hasbi Ali,Department of PPKn FKIP Unsyiah,Indonesia Ratih Candrasari Lecturer at Universitas Malikussaleh,Indonesia [email protected] Retrieval Number:F12500476S519/19©BEIESP 1416 Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878,Volume-7, Issue-6S5, April 2019 [5]Dhana, et al (2014), Jatiluwih Community Local II. RESEARCH METHODS Wisdom: The Potential of World Cultural Heritage, This study uses a qualitative approach with a type of Research Report, page 38, found that: "The culture of local descriptive research. Subjects in this study consisted of 10 wisdom owned by the Jatiluwih community is closely customary assemblies, traditional leaders, and indigenous related to efforts to preserve culture and preserve the peoples who were taken in purpose according to the environment". purpose of this study (purposive sampling). Data collection [17]Yunus, (2014), Local Genius Values as Nation techniques were carried out through in-depth interviews Character Strengthening: Empirical Study of Huyula, with informants (indepth interviews), observation, and Sociology of Society, Yogyakarta: Deepublihs, found that: documentation. The collected data were analyzed by "Huyula's local wisdom culture contains Pancasila values triangulation, both holistically and partially to check the which form the basis for character building nation". validity of the research data. [13]Sartni (2014), Exploring the Local Wisdom of This research was conducted in Simeulue District. the Archipelago: A Philosophical Study, Journal of The information you want to know in this study relates to Philosophy, Volume 37, Number 2, page 118, says that: the identification and efforts to preserve the culture of local "Local wisdom can be approached from values that develop wisdom that has grown and developed in the community in in it such as religious, ethical, aesthetic, intellectual , Simeulue District. The focus of this research is on economics, technology, and others ". preserving the culture of local wisdom as an effort to Alfian (2013), The Potential of Local Wisdom in the maintain the existence of the nation in Simeulue Regency. Formation of Identity and National Character, Proceeding Simeulue Regency is one of the districts in Aceh Province the 5th International Conference on Indonesian Studies: which is 150 KM2 from off the west coast of Aceh with a "Ethnicity and Globalization, said that:" Indeed the coordinate point of 2036 LU-9605BT and 2.60LU- Indonesian people already have the qualities they have such 96.0830BT. Simeulue District was established on 4 October as mutual cooperation, tolerance , mutual respect and hard 1999, consisting of 10 sub-districts, namely work which is reflected in the local wisdom of the ethnic SimeulueTimur, Simeulue Barat, Simeulue Tengah, groups in Indonesia. Simeulue Cut, Teupah Barat, Teupah Selatan, Teupah [2]Agustin (2017) Community Efforts to Preserve Tengah, TelukDalam, Salang, and Alafan consisting of 138 the Nandong Tradition in TelukDalam District Simeulue villages. Simeulue Regency with an area of 2,125.02 KM2 District found that: "In the Nandong tradition contains a is inhabited by 82,648 people with a density per kilometer number of values in people's lives, its preservation by the 38 people (BPS Simeulue District, 2016). community is still partial, and the younger generation are less fond of nandong arts with less active training" . Furthermore, Nubli (2017) Smong Local Wisdom Value in Tsunami Disaster Mitigation in Simeulue District, Aceh Province found that: "The culture of local wisdom about smong has saved the Simeulue people a lot from the 2004 tsunami disaster". Meanwhile,[6] Husaini and Hasbi Ali (2016) Customary Assembly Efforts to Preserve Local Wisdom Culture in Simeulue District found that: "There is still some culture of local wisdom that is still preserved by people in Simeulue District such as nandong (humming with drums), debus ( martial arts using sharp weapons), sikambang (dance in pairs), dance waves (dances performed by many people are carried out both to welcome the bride and to welcome honored