CONTIBUTIONS OF SASI TO SUSTAINABLE LIVING OF SAPARUA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, INDONESIA
Jenny Koce Matitaputty, Mohammad Ali, Helius Syamsuddin, Enok Maryani

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

This study is aimed to find out the problems on how Sasi supports sustainable living in Saparua indigenous community, consisting of fifteen villages spread into two subdistricts, i.e. Saparua and East Saparua. This research uses ethnographic approach. Data were taken using observation, interview, and triangulation techniques. According to Sasi’s types and categories spread, the result shows that Sasi has decreased and even disappeared for more than 75% in Saparua despite the effort to revitalise. This is in contrary to Sasi’s contribution in natural resource management to support the sustainable living of Saparua community from the perspectives of economy, society, and ecology portrayed in sustainability pillars, which are economy and society as being constrained by enviromental limits. Hence, Sasi’s cultural preservation can be the exact way for the ongoing living.

Keywords: Sasi, Sustainable Living, Saparua Indigenous Community

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