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they did not understand about national politic and never heard a news on a political crisis between Indonesia and Dutch because of West Irian debacle, based on the
failure of Round Table Conference’s implementation, since December 27
th
1949. The research tries to explain about three: 1 role of Peling Gulf as DK I in
the context of liberation operation; 2 Trikora Military Operation as an early step for Montomisan to interact with external culture that spread by Indonesian army;
3 the liberation of West Irian was welcomed by them through a firework party, that made local people to be fear and cancelled their religious ceremony dzikir.
Thematically, the research is classified into a gulf history with village of Montomisan as a gravity centrum. But because of a limited source, the research
uses some local history in collecting data for historiography.
II. Method of research
As a historical study, the research uses historical method. According to Kuntowijoyo, historical method is a technical guide about source, critics,
interpretation and reconstruction.
1
Nugroho Notosusanto defined that historical method is a way for historian to make any research and historical reconstruction.
2
Both provides a significant description on an object and method of research in this case.
Historical source includes some dsocuments, journals, literatures and some books on Bulagi, Montomisan and Peling Gulf.
3
A such source must be completed with some information that got from interview over some informants. It can provide
many additional informations.
4
Every interview has so high risk of subjectivity, that
1
Kuntowijoyo, Metodologi Sejarah Edisi Kedua. Yogyakarta: Tiara Wacana, 2003, p. xix.
2
Notosusanto. Masalah Penelitian Sejarah Kontemporer Suatu Pengalaman. Jakarta: Yayasan Idayu, 1978, p. 11.
3
Sadili. Tinjauan Hukum Islam terhadap Pelaksanaan Adat Osoan Di Kecamatan Bulagi Kabupaten Banggai. Palu: Skripsi pada Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Datokarama, 2000;
Tolodo. Petani Rumput Laut di Desa Montomisan Kecamatan Bulagi Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan. Palu: Skripsi in FISIP UNTAD, 2005; Wisnawaty. Keberadaan Suku Sea-Sea di
Kecamatan Bulagi Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan. Palu: Skripsi FKIP UNTAD, 2004; Wilman. Mengais Rezeki di Ayunan Ombak: Perkembangan Produksi dan Pemasaran Rumput Laut di Bulagi
1989-2004. Palu: Skripsi FKIP UNTAD, 2006.
4
Nasution. Metode Research Penelitian Ilmiah, Cetakan Kelima, Jakarta: Bumi Aksara, 2002, p. 113-119.
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a check and recheck technic is needed to verify the information from one and another informans.
5
Some data that explored and found, after to be crosschecked, are combined based on a topic. After that, the critical step is begun to filter data.
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Next step is interpretation, as a way to get historical fact from data. The fact is needed as a basic
material for reconstruction.
The research is classified as an oral history, because its main source is provided by some interviews. The opinion is referred to historian Adaby Darban
that “oral history has a characteristic responsible side, namely as a historical source that narrated by peole as a follower or witness to the contemporary historical
moment”.
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III. Peling Gulf: Meeting point I for Liberation Operation of West Irian
Peling Gulf is known as a widest gulf in Banggai islands, with her socio- economically strategic position for people of four districts: Central Peling, Liang,
Bulagi and South Bulagi. Socially, its waters is an interaction area between people of eastern and western side. Since a long time, the gulf functioned as a “crossbridge”
to connect eastern and western coast. Over the gulf, hinterland people of bot side made a relation and differed their dialect, even in one language, Banggai.
Economically, the gulf has a great influence on local economic expansion. According to Wilman D.L., that
Majority people of the gulf lived dependent on its maritime source. Fishing prauws, especially traditional fishers, sailed fro and back, meanwhile bagan prauws
leant on the Patukuki coast in Central Peling district. Every morning, its sidecoast and shallow waters of this area is full with many fishers for cutting seaweed. The
dynamics is seen in some villages of western sidecoast of Peling Gulf.
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5
Tindjabate. Memahami Sejarah Tanah Poso: Sebuah Refleksi Singkat atas Penerbitan dan Peluncuran Buku Sejarah Poso. Paper presented in “Peluncuran dan Bedah Buku ‘Sejarah Poso’
Hotel Palu Golden, Palu, 23 Maret 2005, p. 4.
6
Notosusanto. Op.cit., p. 38-39.
7
Darban. “Sejarah Lisan Memburu Sumber Sejarah dari Para Pelaku dan Penyaksi Sejarah”, Humaniora IV1997, p. 1.
8
Wilman. Orang Kaya di Teluk Peling: Sisi Lain Perkembangan Ekonomi Rakyat di Teluk Peling”, Midden Celebes Vol. I Nomor I, Januari-Maret 2012, p. 74.
