# Protecting tongkonan traditional areas in the cultural reserve area in Toraja > Nur S.S. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/protecting-tongkonan-traditional-areas-in-the-cultural-reserve-area-in-toraja Jurnal / Konferensi: Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science Tahun terbit: 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/870/1/012005 ISSN: 17551307 Citations: 1 ## Authors - Nur S.S. ## Abstract Tongkonan a place to come together and be a unity rally in the face of all forms of development activities in a family that is a unity. Tongkonan as a social institution has the function as a place of formation and development of unity that is the hallmark of the Toraja people who daily can still be seen in the lives of indigenous peoples Toraja. The Cultural Heritage Area in the Tongkonan Kete Kesu area is an asset of North Toraja tourism which became the most receiving place for cultural tourists in 2017, so it was given the title "Most Popular Indigenous Village" at the 2017 Indonesian Charm Award event. This research method is Empirical Law by looking at facts as well legal phenomena that occur in practice and actual events in society. The results show that Tongkonan Kete Kesu Traditional Territory as a place for traditional life is based on the beliefs/cultural heritage of ancestors called aluk todolo or alukta. Also, conservation and maintenance of the environment of the Tongkonan Indigenous Area is an obligation for each member of the Indigenous Peoples based on the values of local wisdom. ## Keywords - Indigenous - Cultural heritage - Obligation - Tourism - Indonesian - Face (sociological concept) - Sociology - Ethnology - Law - Environmental ethics - Political science - Geography - Social science - Philosophy - Linguistics - Biology - Ecology --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.