Hua Jai Rua Puang Eng Sub

[Kenneth Larson]

Puangis the main element in the kinship of Pakpak Tribe in North Sumatra Province, which strengthens the family relation, Sukut with prayer and divine blessing. The society puts puang in the highest position in the kinship system of sulangsilima because it represents the origin and points to divinity as the true origin in the maternal line. This paper is based on the results of qualitative research conducted in a field study of "SulangSilima: The Kinship System of Pakpak Tribe and It's Contribution to Strengthening Indonesian Nationalism. The results of a philosophical hermeneutic analysis of the data collected through interviews, observations and documents show that puang is in upstream position, represents divinity as true origin since it becomes a medium of divine blessing. Puang, with such a position, determines the validity of every important decision in the family, Sukut, maintains and strengthens family integrity with prayer and divine blessing. The figure of puang is needed by the nation to maintain the integrity and harmony among the elements of the nation.

Thanks to a successful online fundraiser and generous support from WFFT supporter, Joan Pearson and friends, Poom Puang was rescued only six days after Thong Ma. She quickly settled in and the two of them are still inseparable.

As you will have noticed if you follow us, we were hosting Joan Pearson, a long-term supporter of WFFT whose generosity and fundraising have allowed us to progress to where we are now. Without the [...]

Newly rescued elephants Thong Ma and Poom Puang at WFFT's Project 4. These old girls have become different elephants since joining the WFFT Herd. They have a new lease of life, no more chains, no [...]

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After spending some time adjusting to their new home, recently rescued elephants Thong Ma and Poom Puang spent the first night together last night on Christmas Eve. For all of us here at WFFT, waking [...]

Thanks to the support of many people all over the world who made it possible to rescue Poom Puang. She arrived yesterday after a 4-hour journey from an elephant camp north of Bangkok. Poom Puang [...]

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