Forest Conservative Lifestyle of Mentawai Shaman (Sikerei):Indigenous Enrichment to the Education Value of Ecotourism in South Siberut, Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Rahmanita, Myrza and Asmaniati, Fetty and NURBAETI, NURBAETI and Dewi, Triana Rosalina and Rahmitasari, Nurima (2021) Forest Conservative Lifestyle of Mentawai Shaman (Sikerei):Indigenous Enrichment to the Education Value of Ecotourism in South Siberut, Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia. SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 9 (1). pp. 75-88.

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Abstract

Indonesia is ranked number four in the world, in terms of its abundant wealth of biodiversity. Mentawai Island Regency, (Mentawai for short), located in West Sumatra Indonesia is known for its Biosphere Reserve of the Siberut National Park. It and the area surrounding the National Park are being challenged by the increased degradation of natural resources and low environ- mental management and control. Ecotourism is considered as an alternative solution to answer the environmental problems of forest conservation in Siberut. Ecotourism education as a means of achieving forest conservation goals needs to rely on local values to be effective. Ecotourism education and learning, especially regarding forest conservation in villages around the Siberut National Park can be obtained from a traditional figure known as Sikerei, the Mentawai sha- man. The indigenous Mentawai cherish and respect their Sikerei as traditional leader and healer. Research was conducted on the Mentawai Shamanic (Sikerei) Forest Conservative Lifestyle:Indigenous Enrichment of the Value of Ecotourism Education in South Siberut, Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The aims of this study are (1) to explore the most dominant lifestyle type of Mentawai Sikerei in relation to forest conservation; and (2) to determine the indigenous forest conservative lifestyle of Sikerei that can be translated into and to enrich the education value of ecotourism in Mentawai. The objective is to incorporate Ecotourism Education Values that are in line with the Indigenous Local Wisdom of Mentawaian in South Siberut, Mentawai, and West Sumatra, Indonesia. This descriptive study was conducted during the period of August 2019 to February 2020. Using the Schwartz Value Survey instrument, eight out the total of twenty-one Sikerei from the Matotonan village of South Siberut Mentawai were chosen to fill self-assess- ment questionnaire, followed by an interview. The descriptive data analysis revealed that most Sikerei in Matotonan has a dominant conservation lifestyle. Their indigenous forest conserva- tive lifestyle can be interpreted and translated to deepen the education value of ecotourism in Mentawai.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	F Hospitality & Tourism > F1001 Tourism
Divisions:	Pariwisata > Doktoral
Depositing User:	Mrs. MYRZA RAHMANITA
Date Deposited:	10 Aug 2021 05:54
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2021 05:54
URI:	http://repository.stptrisakti.ac.id/id/eprint/847

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