Abstract
Minangkabau is identical with the system of matrilineal in which the kinship is from maternal line. This matrilineal system brings about the welfare of women in Minangkabau due to heirloom property is handed down to the female children. Thus, women will not be lack of material. This phenomena is contradictory with the activity of violence toward women in Minangkabau. Many Minangkabau women become the victim of violence, even though these women have adequate material inherited from their mother. This writing then tries to describe the local wisdom that can be revitalized to reduce the activity of violence toward women in Minangkabau society. The aim of the research is to identify the local wisdoms in Minangkabau that can prevent the violence toward women. The research is conducted in three areas in West Sumatera, they are Padang, Payakumbuh, and Tanah Datar. The data are collected by having interview, focus group discussion, and observation. The analysis is done by relating it to the concept of local wisdom in Minangkabau and Violence toward women proposed by Idriss and Abbs and also Revita, Wekke and Trioclarise. The result of analysis is descriptively presented. Having analyzed the data, there are at least three local wisdom. They are 1) Adat Basandi Syarak, Syarak Basandi Kitabullah, 2) Bundo Kanduang), and 3) Alam takambang jadi guru.            
Highlights
Minangkabau as the ethnic where is administratively located in West Sumatera has its own local wisdom that can put women in secured
There are at least three local wisdom owned by Minangkabau people to prevent the acts of violence toward women as explained below
Adat Basandi Syara’, Syara’ Basandi Kitabullah, Syara’ Mangato Adat Mamakai is the philosophy of Minangkabau people which means that Minangkabau society must know Islam and understand the Minangkabau tradition. (Navies, 2017) This implies that Minangkabau people whose religion must be Islam will behave religiously and implement norms regulated in their tradition
Summary
Article 1 of the UN Declaration defines violence toward women as a kind of activity in which there is an act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. The women are a creature that is supposed to be compassionate, to be loved, and to be protected They are not for being hurt nor suffered. What the women should be gained occurs contradictory
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