Forms of Conflict Resolution based on Local Wisdom (A Study on Kalosara Role in Inter-Ethnic Conflict in Kendari City)

Abstract

The objective of this research was to describe and analyze Kalosara role in resolving inter-ethnic conflicts in Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This research uses conflict and Structural-Functional theory. The method used in this research is ethnographic. In collecting data, researchers used in-depth interviews and observation techniques. The results of this research showed that forms of inter-ethnic conflict in Kendari City consist of several forms of conflict, namely: 1) household conflict, 2) humiliation conflict and 3) persecution conflict. The three forms of conflict can be resolved by using the Kalosara custom. Each form of conflict has a different settlement process and customary law depending on the type of conflict. If the conflict is categorized as severe, for example, a household conflict (adultery occurs), then the process of resolving it is by conducting a traditional Mosehe ceremony and being subject to a customary fine, in the form of 1 piece of cloth, 1 piece of taawu, 1 kettle of kabubusi water, one tail (cow) as a substitute for kiniku. sara or tondoworoko. Every object that is prepared has a meaning, value, and function in the mombesara ceremony and the mosehe ceremony. Not all types of conflict are resolved with the Mosehe ceremony and are fined with one cow, but judging from the type of conflict, if the type of conflict is categorized as mild then the perpetrator is fined enough to pay one piece of cloth, pay one buffalo calf or IDR 250.000,- and pay for one pot of pobubusino water. If the type of conflict is categorized as moderate, the perpetrator is fined by paying one piece of cloth, paying one buffalo, or IDR 250.000, and pay all the costs of the victim's treatment.