Family Bonds and Space Utilization in Indigenous Communities

The Sampesuvu-Roa Value in Kaili Ledo, Indonesia

Abstract

It is known that kinship in indigenous communities is very close to various tribes and sub-tribes in Indonesia, including the Kaili tribe, which has many sub-tribes. The Kaili Ledo tribe is one of the largest Kaili sub-tribes spread across Central Sulawesi, especially Palu City, the capital of Central Sulawesi Province. The Kaili Ledo community has values inherent in their traditional community because they have strong bonds of brotherhood. This phenomenon occurred after the liquefaction disaster in the Palu valley in the Petobo area. The initial observation found that houses were close to each other between siblings, cousins, mothers, fathers, and other relatives because the kinship system within the clan had expanded due to marriage. Sampesuvu-Roa, in the Kaili Ledo language, is interpreted as brother and cousin. This is the value of brotherhood between the Kaili Ledo community, as a community bond that lives homogeneously, starting from the Raranggonau settlement as the origin of Kaili Ledo until it spreads to the Palu Valley. This research explores the value of Sampesuvu-Roa as a value of brotherhood because it can regulate the use of space together in an agreement in the Raranggonau settlement. As a result, this research found that the influence of Sampesuvu-Roa can determine shared space and the use of other vernacular spaces in the Raranggonau settlement.