Understand our heritage and historical tenets

WE are here talking about the pioneering ways of the Minangkabau community with all its social and cultural traits of old. The organisers have aptly employed the phrase œMerantau: Di mana bumi dipijak di situ langit dijunjung or in its Baso Minang version: œMarantau: Dima bumi dipijak di sinan langik dijunjueng. Agreeably, we are all here today because of the marantau culture that has expanded the socio-cultural ambit of Minangkabau. The five million or so of Minang people outside of Minangkabau are well-heeled in many ways and have adjusted well to the demands of the local environment.

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