Actualization of multiple variable of nations life as an effort to develop citizenship to actualize good character society and to have understanding about citizenship can be done through the preservation of local wisdom culture of local communities. The preservation of local wisdom culture is one of the efforts undertaken to empower the community so that they will not be disconnected from their own cultural value in line with the rapid flow of globalization and modernization. The current pace of globalization and modernization is feared to undermine the local culture that has grown and developed in the lives of local communities. The results shows that nowadays people in Simeulue district have abandoned their local wisdom culture, even the young generations have been widely suspected that do not know it. Currently there are only a few cultures of local wisdom that still exists and is preserved in Simeulue Regency such as Nandong, Gelombang (wave) Dance, Randai Dance, Marangkul, and Debus. Meanwhile, there are many more local wisdom cultures in Simeulue district that want to be re-preserved by the Aceh Traditional Assembly (Majelis Adat Aceh) of Simeulue Regency.Therefore, the assembly of Simeulue District continues to strive to preserve the local wisdom culture in order to be preserved in the life of the local community. To achieve this goal, it is done by way of re-inventory, socialize, and re-internalize local wisdom culture that has ever grown and developed in society in Simeulue district. These efforts are undertaken in close collaboration with local institution supported by stakeholders.
Keywords: Keywords : Local wisdom culture, Characteric Nation
