Two Window and One Rivers The Possibility of Dayak Meratus People in Capitalist Society

Abstract

Sometimes, social science started from wanderers. They left footsteps in the areas they have visited, bequeathed stories that have not been heard by outsiders. They recorded various occurrences that were subsequently recognized and enjoyed by researchers, observers, scientists and and people in general. The footstep in the form of writings was referred to as scholarly reports, while the history of their development was called philology. This paper was part of the ethnographic in-field study of Loksado people conducted in February 2014 to November 2016. The discussion focused on how social sciences wandered in the location of the study, which was Dayak Meratus land in South Kalimantan and then described the indigeneous knowledge of the local people published in textbooks, journals and other scholarly publications. And then, the world of sciences recognized Dayak Meratus people as the concept of cultivating society, customary people, Balian ceremony and Dayak ethnomedicine. It was expected that the short description of the in-field study in Kalimantan could contribute to the development of social sciences in Indonesia.