“Montolutusan-Mondopulian” A Local Cultural Wisdom as a Media to Bond the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia Based on Ethnographic Communication Discourse Analysis.

Abstract

This paper examines the development of modern society, influenced by information technology, which presents both challenges and opportunities for the preservation of local culture. Globalization and information, as the gateway to the third millennium, have captivated every Indonesian citizen seeking freedom, seeking hedonistic and materialistic trends for temporary pleasure, while lacking awareness that social reality is slowly becoming fragile. Traditional practices considered rooted in Indonesian culture are being shaken by the impact of globalization. The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), comprising diverse ethnicities, cultures, and languages, feels disturbed by modern civilization. Similarly, the diversity of ethnicities, languages, and cultures in Central Sulawesi Province, particularly in its three sister regencies: Banggai Regency, Banggai Kepulauan Regency, and Banggai Laut Regency, is evident.  Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that all the slogans, mottos, principles of the Banggai people; "Montolutusan" and "Mondopulian" or similar, although they do not have the same essence as a way of life that exists in the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) is one of the media of local cultural wisdom that must be maintained, guarded, preserved and socialized as a system against the onslaught of globalization-information and liberalization that can hit and dispel the tranquility, peace and welfare of all Indonesian people as stated in the results of the analysis of table 3, table 4 and table 5.