UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL VALUES IN ORAL TRADITION LEGEND OF KULAWI ETHNIC AS THE NATION CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT VISION

The awareness of oral traditions’ importance as a source of knowledge began to be felt when modern sources of knowledge obtained from written sources often did not provide answers to the local uniqueness faced. In the oral tradition, there were cultural values that could be used as guidelines for the national character formation and development. Likewise, in the legends or folk tales in the oral tradition of the Kulawi Ethnic in Central Sulawesi Province, there were many cultural values that could be used as a vehicle for building the nation’s character. The research purpose was to understand the cultural values contained in the legends/folklore of the Kulawi oral tradition as a guide for the nation’s character development. The data collection method used was the method of literature study, survey and interview and the method of data analysis was descriptive-analytic. The analysis results show that the cultural values contained in the legends/folklore of Ethnic Kulawi contain a crystallization of cultural values, namely heroic values, compliance values, beauty values, cultural values, compassionate values, work ethic values, attitudes, behavior, ethics and moral ethics that could play a role in building the nation’s character.