Tracing collective memory and social change in the communities around Limboto Lake, Gorontalo

Baga, Magdalena; Usu, Novi Rusnarty

doi:10.21744/ijss.v6n1.2005

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“…She emphasized that only good people with honesty and integrity can reside in the area. This comes from the belief that the region is sacred [7,27]. This statement clarified the expected behavior of people residing around Lake Limboto, among others.…”

Section: Power Of Place Power Of Belonging: Survival and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 76%

“…Nevertheless, the Biyonga River has a weak current and it covers a relatively small area of 68 km 2 . This river is the smallest tributary that flows into Lake Limboto [4,6,7]. Lake Limboto is regarded as one of the lakes that is considered to be in the most critical condition in Indonesia.…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This legend is about an old man who looked after the lake. He provided advice on how to protect the lake and maintain kinship with it [7,28]. This legend exemplifies the significance of Lake Limboto for the inhabitants of Gorontalo.…”

Section: Power Of Place Power Of Belonging: Survival and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Oral stories serve as a means of transmitting historical messages from prior generations within a certain region. Through these narratives, we are able to gain insight into the local wisdom and intelligence of a particular society [7,29].…”

Section: Power Of Place Power Of Belonging: Survival and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Cultural Fluctuation of Lake Communities by the Shrinkage of Lake Limboto, Indonesia

Baga,

Jahja,

Sakakibara

et al. 2024

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The fluctuating conditions of Lake Limboto have greatly affected the activities of people living around the lake. The shallowing and narrowing of the lake poses a significant problem to local people’s survival. The lake is predicted to disappear by 2030, which will consequentially lead to a diminishment in the productivity of the lake. This article aims to analyze how the communities around the lake respond in their daily activities to the transformation of the lake and the shocking prediction about its lifespan. This study uses an interdisciplinary approach by integrating multiple fields of study to understand and address the problems regarding this issue. This research comprised a literature review, field survey, and in-depth interview process around the lake. This research relied on the framework of cultural studies to analyze the survival and resilience of the people around the lake, gaining an understanding of their special daily activities. The results of this study show that some people are aware of the lake’s gradual recession, but they have not prepared for it, treating the problem as only a government affair. They continue to live at the lake’s shores, enduring even amidst impoverished conditions.

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Section: Power Of Place Power Of Belonging: Survival and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 76%

Section: Literature Review 21 Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Power Of Place Power Of Belonging: Survival and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Power Of Place Power Of Belonging: Survival and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Cultural Fluctuation of Lake Communities by the Shrinkage of Lake Limboto, Indonesia

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Jahja,

Sakakibara

et al. 2024

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Cultural Fluctuation of Lake Communities by the Shrinkage of Lake Limboto, Indonesia

Baga,

Jahja,

Sakakibara

et al. 2023

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The fluctuation of the conditions on Lake Limboto affects people's activities around the lake. They try to survive by facing the problem of the lake, which is shallowing and narrowing. Yet the lake is predicted will be disappeared in 2030. This means that the productivity of the lake also diminishes. This article aims to analyze how the communities around the lake respond to the evolution and shocking prediction toward the lake into their daily activities. This study uses an interdisciplinary approach by integrating some fields of study to understand and solve the problems. One of the approaches involves interviewing people around the lake. Nevertheless, the base of the study is socio-cultural studies, which uses also old texts and oral literature as the support of the study. The research needs the theory of cultural studies to look at the survival and resilience of the people of lake so that they form their special daily activity. The results of the study show that some people know that there is a prediction of disappearing of the lake, but they have not anticipated it, as if this problem is only a government affair. They still live at the lake bank, try to survive and to be resilience even in poor conditions.

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Tracing collective memory and social change in the communities around Limboto Lake, Gorontalo

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Cultural Fluctuation of Lake Communities by the Shrinkage of Lake Limboto, Indonesia

Cultural Fluctuation of Lake Communities by the Shrinkage of Lake Limboto, Indonesia

Cultural Fluctuation of Lake Communities by the Shrinkage of Lake Limboto, Indonesia

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