Saminist’s Indigenous Knowledge In Water Conservation in North Karts Kendeng Sukolilo
Abstract: Saminist
is indigenous peoples and a local communities at North karts Kendeng.
Saminist expected that North Karts
Kendeng maintained and conserved
continuity to be able to contribute to the life around this region especially abundant water. Water is one of
the main needs of living beings on Earth, besides that water is a primary
requirement of farmers in farming communities. Saminist as traditional
community who only permitted to be farmers
still practice the environmental wisdom from their heritage which aims to preserve the
natural environment so that they could alive depend on nature around,
especially Saminist just sack their
business of farming crops that are not market oriented as much farming
is done farmers in general. They tried to maintain a relationship of harmony
between communities around the North
Karts Kendeng to conserve North Karts Kendeng region from mining
destruction, the negative impacts from mining in this region was disappears of
water and others impacts such as natural
disaster, flood, rough, and danger of tornado.
North Karts Kendeng Sukolilo have
79 springs and 24 caves spread across 3 sub-district namely Sukolilo, Kayen and Tambakromo. Abundant
natural resources certainly is a gift that needs to be maintained and conserved. To maintain and conserve this region with
planting the three, not mining the rocks, maintain local wisdom, and refusal
cement industry in North Karts Kendeng Sukolilo.
Penulis: Endrat Mojo
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologigg150021
