The Local Knowledge of Dayaknese: Case Study of Pahewan Tabalean

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10.2991/icocspa-17.2018.29How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Pahewan, Dayaknese, highly value of conservation area, sustainable livelihood

Abstract

Central Kalimantan is widely known with the great potential of natural resources scattered from every regencies. The original belief of Dayaknese in Central Kalimantan was Kaharingan is well known with the term “Agama Helu” which have a great connection with human and nature. Most of area of Central Kalimantan still covered with the thick forest and cultivation areas of local people until the early of 1990. Nevertheless the development changed rapidly with the significan growth of economic and the existency of palm oil plantation, logging company and mining sector since 1993. Directly it will cause major effects toward the society and environment neither the positive impact nor the negative. However, the tradition and belief still embedded in the Dayaknese by implementing traditional rules and local knowledge toward the massive change. In this paper the writer will focus on the local knowledge of Pahewan. Pahewan according to the Dayaknese is belived as a forbidden forest which can not be entered by people with certain activities because this area is considered as a holy place with spirits inside (Gana). Here, the writer focuses on Pahewan Tabalien with main reason because this place placed in the middle area of logging company in the area of km 28 and considered as a highly value of conservation area. The qualitative method is used in this research. The main data found from the field observation and interview from the local people on August 2017. The wide area of Pahewan Tabalien is around 500 Ha and the main vegetation is iron wood (Tabalien) The concept of Pahewan Tabalien in Mungku Baru, Rakumpit have associated with the sustainable livelihood in the Dayaknese covered by myth and folklore and also supported by the symbol of Batang Garing, Dayaknese’ old proverb “Ingat Peteh Tatu Hiang Petak Danum Akan Kalunen Harian Andau.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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