Kemendikbudristek "Reawakens" Traditional Schools With EcoNusa

Sjamsul Hadi/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology will revive traditional schools with EcoNusa in West Papua as an effort to promote culture in the country. people to take advantage and develop potential that already exists and is rooted in culture," said Director of Belief in God Almighty and Indigenous Peoples of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) Sjamsul Hadi at the Outlook EcoNusa 2022 hybrid event which was followed in Jakarta, Thursday. February 10. According to him, there are several things that the Directorate General of Culture pays attention to in efforts to promote culture, namely those relating to traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, customs, rites, oral traditions, cultural arts, languages, folk games and sports. traditional. The Directorate General of Culture men appreciation for the efforts of the Regent of Sorong, Johny Kamaru, for taking sides with culture, especially for indigenous peoples. Together with the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Nadiem Makarim, he said that he had visited Malaumkarta which is the home of the Moi indigenous people in Sorong Regency, West Papua, and saw that there were several things that really needed mutual attention. "Hopefully we can attend this year and next year. encourage traditional schools and also the use of forest products in the Malaumkarta area," he said. Sjamsul also appreciated the efforts of the Sorong Regent to revoke a number of company permits that had not utilized their land optimally and return it to community management. What then becomes a common concern is the strengthening of resources so that the community is ready to take advantage of the existing potential and is rooted in culture.

Together with EcoNusa, he said that the program could be synergized, not only with the Ministry of Education and Culture but also other ministries. young people, considering that culture is an important transformation process. "Without it we would not be living as we are now. So EcoNusa created the hashtags 'Residents to protect the forest', 'Beradat to protect the sea'. Indonesia is a cultured and customary country, so these traditional and cultural values are held and respected. inherited to manage natural resources in a sustainable manner," he said. The support for indigenous peoples shown by the Regent of Sorong and many other regional leaders, according to him, needs to be encouraged. The real action of indigenous peoples is an effective strategy to maintain a sustainable economy.