Pengaruh Geografis Kehidupan Masyarakat Suku Samin Di Kabupaten Bojonegoro Sebagai Pembelajaran Ips Materi Keragaman Budaya

Abstract

The Samin community which has various traditions and cultures can be categorized as one of the ethnic groups in Indonesia. The Samin community is a group of people who follow the Samin Surosentiko teachings that emerged during the Dutch colonial period. As one of the ethnic groups in Indonesia, the Samin community has cultural values that are different from other communities. For more than 100 years the Samin people have experienced changes in the social and cultural institutions that they have been following. Samin community life is influenced by the geographical conditions of the area where they live. So what they do must have something to do with the nature where they live. This research was conducted at the Samin community in Japanese Village, Margomulyo Sub-district, Bojonegoro District, using descriptive qualitative research. the analysis process will be carried out using an interactive analysis model (Miles and Huberman in Sutopo, 2002). In this analysis model, the three components of the analysis are: data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions or verification. So the results obtained in this study are to know the ability of the Samin community to interact with the environment and nature that deserves to be appreciated. The Samin community in its development has gone through various kinds of pressures, especially external pressures. Limited geographical conditions and also distant areas make the Samin community try hard and optimistic to survive.

The Socio-Cultural Transformations among Samin Tribe in Response to COVID-19

“…Farmer is the majority profession of the Samin Tribe due to geographical conditions. From this living, the independence of the Samin Tribe is manifested by exploring the natural resources of their village to survive and avoiding assistance from outside parties [45]. These findings on previous literatures were also mentioned by Mbah Pram.…”

“…Previous literatures have finally begun to develop its research by only defining the concept of the Samin Tribe in different regions in East Java and Central Java [1,12,13,32,37,41,45]. The other existing literatures used in this research have finally begun to develop its research by investigating the tradition and belief of the Samin Tribe [12,42].…”

“…Samin comes from a sentence in Javanese, namely 'tiyang sami-sami' which means the same. The Samin Tribe views all humans as the same [1,42,45] and sedulur or siblings [12,32], the only difference of human-being is their desire [42]. Historically, the word Samin was adopted from a Javanese figure named Ki Samin Surosentiko [1,12,43,47].…”

“…He was a noble who prefers to live with the villagers and fight against the Dutch colonizers. Therefore, the Samin Tribe has existed since a long time ago and was born in Blora, Central Java until it spread to other areas/cities in Central Java and East Java [1,13,37,45).…”

“…The characteristic that stands out in the Samin Tribe is high collectivism, both in the family and in their interactions in society. In their relationship, they continue to strive to preserve their values and life goals [45]. This kind of collectivity is one of the important social assets owned by the Samin Tribe [22], including in overcoming crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.…”