Role of Government in Preserving and Developing Housing Lulik as Cultural Heritage

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
15
Article ID: 
29041
3 pages
Research Article

Role of Government in Preserving and Developing Housing Lulik as Cultural Heritage

Leoneto Madeira Martins, Santino Barros and João Soares Martins

Abstract: 

Scientific work entitled The role of government to preserve and develop Umalulik as a cultural heritage, preservation of Umalulik in Timor-Leste especially in government policy in the development process set in the strategic national development plan, VIII Constitutional Government, through the Secretary of State for Arts and Culture, to help citizens who have Umalulik but cannot afford to rebuild, so they need support from the government to rebuild Umalulik that cannot be built because of the rule of Portugal and Indonesia during the Barak nial economic resources are not sufficient because of the various difficulties that the leaders and families face, especially in the process of building the Umalulik. According to the implementation of KRDTL Article 59, paragraph 5, that everyone has the right to enjoy to build culture as an obligation to develop depends and give value to cultural heritage is traditional houses with their ethnic buildings in areas that need to safeguard architecture Umalulik as a heritage that the ancestors kept, for all generations to be preserved. The theories used to reinforce this scientific work are Government Theory, Development Theory, Preservation Theory, Umalulik Theory and Culture Theory.The method used is descriptive qualitative research method, data collection technique is observation, interview and documentation, data analysis technique is data collection, data reduction, data presentation and data verification. The research results showed that the implementation of government policy to preserve and develop Umalulik as a heritage in the territory of Timor-Leste, became a reality and received high appreciation from the people, because it responds to the people's needs that they cannot meet themselves because they face social problems it face. This policy is carried out in a way that helps to build a new Umalulik but must have original materials such as grass and wood and can help to hold the inauguration ceremony. Thus, the cultural identity of the Eastern people will not be lost, but will develop steadily. Conclusion The role of the government in helping parents to build and repair the Umalulik, is that the owners of the house must also have a moral duty and responsibility to care for, develop and pass on from generation to generation the ceremonial process of Umalulik culture of. Therefore, the government and the people work together to help each other and create good interaction with each other.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.29041.01.2025
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