Abstract. Sutrisno IH, Akob B, Navia ZI, Nuraini, Suwardi AB. 2020. Documentation of ritual plants used among the Aceh tribe in Peureulak sub-district, East Aceh, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 4990-4998. Traditional ceremonies as part of human cultural products at a practical level cannot be separated from the use of natural resources, mainly plants. Concerning the use of plants in traditional ceremonies, the knowledge and use of plants by the community are decreasing. This study aims to document the ritual plants used by the Aceh tribe in the East Aceh district of Indonesia. The study was conducted in Peureulak sub-districts, East Aceh district, Indonesia. A field survey was involved 125 respondents were selected using random sampling. The interview used a questionnaire including plant species, vernacular names, uses, parts use, and ritual tradition. A total of 51 ritual plant species consisting of 47 genera and 34 families was used as ritual ceremonies in the study area. Ninety-two percent were cultivated and 8% were found to be growing wild. Most of the plants used for wedding ceremonies (18 species), followed by birth ceremonies (8 species), funeral ceremonies (5 species), and pregnancy ceremony (3 species). Socio-cultural aspects can be considered as being used for the conservation of ritual plants in the East Aceh region.

Indonesia is a country that is vulnerable to disasters. The position of Indonesia which is located at the confluence of several plates in the world makes the potential for disaster to be high. Realizing this, the government responded by issuing regulations on disaster mitigation learning at the secondary school level. Mitigation learning can be absorbed perfectly; it should be taken as an example that is close to the community as an example of local culture. An example of good acculturation between culture and disaster is the Smong culture that is in Simeulue. The Smong culture helps save more lives than the area around it. Therefore, an inventory of local culture is needed which leads to disaster mitigation so that it can be absorbed and modified as an alternative in disaster mitigation learning. The method used is literature study. The results obtained in the form of an explanation of Aceh’s local culture relating to disaster mitigation, how the existence of Aceh’s local culture related to disaster mitigation, and how education can be a vehicle of existence from Aceh’s local culture in terms of disaster mitigation.

MPASI merupakan proses transisi dari pemberian susu Ibu menjadi makanan padat. Mitra adalah Ibu PKK Manyak Payed, Aceh Timur. Permasalahan yang dihadapi mitra sehingga kegiatan pengabdian dilaksanakan yaitu: Meningkatnya kebutuhan MPASI yang berupa tepung dari bahan organik yang berdaya guna dan memiliki nilai jual dari bahan-bahan yang mudah diperoleh. Belum ada pembinaan dan sosialisasi pemerintah dalam pembinaan kewirausahaan yang berkaitan dengan produksi tepung MPASI berbahan organik dari kacang hijau dan beras merah. Minimnya pengetahuan Ibu PKK Manyak Payed dalam pemanfaatan dan proses berwirausaha terhadap tepung MPASI organik berbahan dasar kacang hijau dan beras merah. Justifikasi solusi atas permasalahan mitra: Pelatihan pembuatan tepung MPASI alami dari kacang hijau dan beras merah organik kepada Ibu PKK Manyak Payed sebagai pemberdayaan kreatif untuk proses berwirausaha secara home industry. Metode pendekatan berupa persiapan, penjelasan, pelatihan dan evaluasi. Hasil adalah kemampuan Ibu PKK untuk memproduksi tepung MPASI serta produk tepung MPASI berbahan dasar beras merah dan kacang hijau organik siap jual. Regulasi produk  dijual secara offline  yang dititip pada warung dan dijual secara online dengan cara diiklankan pada media sosial sehingga dapat meningkatkan pendapatan finansial pada mitra.

Langsa City is one of the City in Aceh Province that suffer from flood disaster almost every year. This research aims to analyze the extent of preparedness of community disaster response of Gampong Seulalah Langsa Lama in Langsa City in the event of the flood disaster. The type of this research is experimental research with phenomenology method. Data processing is done by performing data organizing, reading, and coding. The researchers also made an edge note of the data obtained. Furthermore, researchers conducted development of textural description and structural description. Finally, the researchers described the data obtained. The results of this study indicate that the level of preparedness of community disaster response of Gampong Seulalah Langsa Lama Sub-district in Langsa City is still low. This is due to the level of public awareness on the importance of disaster risk reduction through the response to the disaster is still very minimal. Advice from researchers, the need for a rigorous training effort to increase public awareness on the importance of community disaster response attitude to minimize the risk of the flood disaster. Good disaster preparedness will generate a good response and may minimize disaster risks.

Madrasah Islam Modern (MIM) Langsa, yang berdiri sejak tahun 1948 oleh Ismail Thayeb Paya Bujok 72 tahun yang lalu merupakan salah satu pendidikan moderen di pantai timur Aceh, yang terdiri atas 3 tingkatan tingkatan permulaan, menengah pertama dan menengah atas, dan telah banyak menyumbangkan konstribusi buat anak bangsa. Tujuannya selain berhasil mencetak kader-kader masyarakat/pemuda Islam dalam masyarakat, dan para alumninya berperan aktif sebagai tokoh kaliber terkenal dalam bidang pemerintahan/ militer, anggota parlemen dan tenaga pendidikan di Aceh, misalnya Alauddin AE (militer/Bupati Aceh Timur), Ibrahim Daud (guru/anggota Dewan dari fraksi Golkar dan Zainab AR anggota Dewan dari komisi PPP Kabupaten Aceh Timur), dan setelah dua dasawarsa MIM membuat kegiatan ulang tahun ke-22 tahun 1970 dengan sangat meriah, dan dihadiri tamu undang baik dari Aceh dan luar negeri. Permasalahannya dalam kajian ini sebagai berikut; (1) bagaimana berdirinya Madrasah Islam Modern Langsa sebagai pusat pengembangan pendidikan Islam?, (2) bagaimana rencana pengajaran Madrasah dan Tenaga Guru/Pelajar?, (3) bagaimana perkembangan Madrasah Islam Moderen Tahun 1948-1970?, (4) apa saja usaha dalam pembaharuan pendidikan agama Islam?, (5) bagaimana pembinaan sebagai angkatan muda dalam parlemen, pemerintah dan tenaga pendidikan?, dan (6) bagaimana kegiatan dan perayaan ulang tahun ke-22 Madrasah Islam Moderen?. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Sejarah Kritis  mencakup empat tahapan; Heuristik yaitu mencari dan mengumpulkan berbagai jenis sumber baik primer maupun skunder yang diperlukan sesuai dengan tujuan penelitia, Kritik terhadap sumber-sumber baik kritik ekstern maupun instern guna menguji otentisitas dan kridebilitas apakah sumber asli atau palsu; Menginterpretasikan atau memunculkan berbagai fakta yang diperlukan dari sumber atau mengumpulkan fakta, dan Melakukan historiografi atau dengan cara merangkaikan dari peristiwa-peristiwa sejarah yang dijadikan sebuah tulisan sejarah/karya tulis. Hasilnya keberadaan MIM berhasil memperbaharui sistem pendidikan tradisional ke sistem persekolahan berdasarkan jenjang pendidikan yaitu  permulaan (Ibtidaiyah/SD); menengah pertama (setara MTs/ SLTP), dan menengah atas (setara MA/SLTA). Alumni-alumni MIM sebagaian besar menjadi tokoh ilmuwan berkaliber terkenal dalam bidang pemerintahan, militer, anggota parlemen dan tokoh pemimpin masyarakat di Aceh.

The research analyzed the efforts conducted in the domain of historical learning in a university, especially related to how the past memory influences the recent multicultural discourses. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive analysis with case study approach. The research was divided into three parts: (1) collecting data, (2) analyzing data, and (3) reporting the results of the research. Subjects of the research were selected by using purposive sampling technique; they were the 4th semester students up to the 6th semester students of the History Education Department in Samudra University Langsa Aceh. The research resulted findings that conceptually the students had understood about the concept of multicultural. Nevertheless, multicultural discourse had not touched the context of locality. Historical learning was designed to develop and expand the students’ multicultural discourse. The design of historical learning contains the learning strategy of ENACT, consisting of six stages: apperception, exploration, narrowing, analyzing, creating and teaching. Historical learning forms the students’ multiculturalism discourse, built from a historical understanding and the dynamics of Acehnese society. The students viewed that multicultural is a social condition, formed from historical process. Conflict understood by students as the dynamics which is inseparable from a multicultural society. However, the students considered that conflict caused many endless problems, therefore, the students’ multicultural discourse tended to lead to peace condition. Keywords: Historical Learning, ENACT, Multicultural.

The main objective of social engineering trough historical gossip is to produce new knowledge, attitude and new historical awareness to Manyak Payed community of Aceh Tamiang Regency. This effort needs to be done to strengthen national integration. This technique is applied with historical gossip media on the local history object that intersects with the national history of Indonesia. The aforementioned Historical Object is the Expansion of Majapahit and a figure named Gajah Mada in Aceh Tamiang. The social engineering strategy is performed in two forms namely Normative-Reeducative and Persuasive Strategy which is presented as Acehnese art performances with programmed scenarios and focus group discussions. The target is the junior high school students in eight different schools in the Manyak Payed Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang. Social engineering strategies utilize historical gossip of sites and myths related to the tomb which is claimed as the tomb of Gajah Mada in Kemasjidan Village, Manyak Payed Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, the results of the research show that there is an increase in historical awareness of the targeted community, with changes in knowledge, attitudes and historical perceptions. Such knowledge, attitudes and perceptions affect the ability of this society to think as historians have analyzed the past.

Purpose-The purpose of this study focuses on the reconstruction of Aceh culture as a learning discourse of Acehnese language towards elementary school students. The author also wants to see more closely the process of learning the language of Aceh in elementary school as a part of the reconstruction of local culture of Aceh. Design/Methodology-This research is a qualitative research by using critical discourse analysis. The data source of this research is the textbook of Aceh language class 2 of elementary school. Data collection was done using documentation techniques and validity analysis the opinion of Ibn Hamad (2012), namely holistic, historical situatedness, and theory was referred. Findings-The results show that Aceh's cultural identity depicted in textbooks includes both religious and social-humanist identities. Originality/Value-This study is the first in terms of reviewing and analyzing a text in an textbook in elementary.