Discovering the Historical Trail of Oral Traditions in Tuatunu Village

Abstract

Oral tradition is one of the local wisdoms which is very susceptible to disappear from civilization. This research is a form of tracing and organizing several oral traditions which are still recorded in Tuatunu Village community. Furthermore, this research is also connected with the historical facts in the village in which the oral traditions are found. This research is a descriptive research in which all the data are going to be described thoroughly. For data gathering technique, this research employs interview guideline as the instrument and the participants involved in this research are going to be the traditional elders in Tuatunu Village. The data gathered are going to be analyzed based on the value contained and based on connecting the data with historical facts. This descriptive qualitative research is going to result in a written description of several oral traditions red lines Tuatunu Village as a form of in heritance for the next generation. Keywords— oral traditions, historical facts, tuatunu village,