Research Article
Lego-Lego: An Attempt to Cultivate and Nurture Plurality and Multiculture in the Alor Tradition
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283970, author={Sastri Sunarti and Atisah Atisah and Suryami Suryami and Winci Firdaus}, title={Lego-Lego: An Attempt to Cultivate and Nurture Plurality and Multiculture in the Alor Tradition}, proceedings={Proceedings of 1st Workshop on Environmental Science, Society, and Technology, WESTECH 2018, December 8th, 2018, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={WESTECH}, year={2019}, month={6}, keywords={plurality and diversity cultivating and nurturing lego-lego dance}, doi={10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283970} }- Sastri Sunarti
Atisah Atisah
Suryami Suryami
Winci Firdaus
Year: 2019
Lego-Lego: An Attempt to Cultivate and Nurture Plurality and Multiculture in the Alor Tradition
WESTECH
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283970
Abstract
Indonesia is a country which has a characteristic of cultural diversity. In Indonesia, the facts of plurality can be identified in around 650 local languages, 700 ethnic groups, and five religions. According to the facts, we can declare that Indonesia is a home for plurality. Today the plurality is challenged by exclusivism and primordialism. Recently, in Indonesia, several bombs blasted, and some people have been killed, and others are injured by the bomb. The unity among the people like Moslem and Christian is threatened un-united. This paper tries to offer a model of plurality, taking as an example, the oral tradition of The lego-lego performance which has been successfully cultivated and nurtured by the Alor people in Alor-Pantar island, East Nusa Tenggara. Alor-Painter has 18 local languages, 24 ethnic groups, and three major religions, which is a miniature of diversity in Indonesia. The lyrics of the lego-lego performance express the concepts of run kakang airing ‘brotherhood,' and "toramiti tominuku" or "Haki-Haki tifang left Narang" ‘unity in diversity.' Both concepts have been inherited through one of the traditions that are the “lego-lego” dance. This paper tries to show the experience to gain a mutual understanding of how to nurture diversity and reveal the inclusive identity of Alor in Indonesia.