Tongkonan Toraja in the Perspective of Human Ecology and Local Economy

This research aims to find out the factors that cause the decline in economic income of the Lembang Lea community and the strategic measures of lembang Lea government policies, as well as strengthening tongkonan as a center for local economic development that can be done by the government, religious leaders, indigenous leaders, and aluk todolo. This research is designed using a descriptive-qualitative approach. Data collection techniques are carried out by observation and direct observation, in-depth interviews, and secondary data analysis. The results showed that the community always obeys the rules that apply in tongkonan as a forum for unity, peace, and a source of welfare. The social and economic environment is influenced by the existence of the tallulolona domain as the basis of community movement and religiosity. Toraja ethnic groups are able to maintain ecosystems so that they can neutralize ecological imbalances so that the survival journey can continue beyond more than a generation. Sociology and ecology have been animated since the beginning of forming the human ecology of Toraja because they are indeed "in need of each other". This effort is believed to improve the economic welfare of the people of Lembang Lea.