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The existence of Pawang Glee and Peutuwa Seuneubok has become part of local tradition and knowledge of the indigenous community in Mukim Pintoe Batee. This knowledge of seuneubok and glee has been around since the time of Sultan Iskandar Muda. They are selected through consultation that involve the community?s leaders in the region of mukim. Mukim is composed of some gampongs (villages), that headed by Imeum Mukim. They become a part of customary institutions. Pawang Glee is a person who is believed to have a thorough knowledge of the ins and outs of the hills or mountains. Meanwhile, Peutuwa Seuneubok is a person who is responsible for the management of indigenous lands and resolve disputes that occur in the Seuneubok. It is because Seuneubok’s areas are lands that should not be sold but only used for cultivation. When the armed conflict in Aceh (martial law), this tradition still existed but did not function properly because people were afraid to farm or forest. While in the aftermath of the Helsinki MoU (Peace in Aceh), the customary rules have been used again in the form of Qanun (regional regulation). This research is conducted in Mukim Pintoe Batee, Peudada Subdistrict, Bireuen Regency in Aceh. It uses ethnographic method, through interviews and participant observation. In addition, it also uses a literature review. The purpose is to know the local knowledge of Mukim Pintoe Batee?s indigenous community in managing the forests and customary land; to know the norms and customs when entering or managing forest lands; and to know how local knowledge can be preserved to the present. This research will be the first study on Pawang Glee and Peutuwa Seuneubok of the indigenous community in Mukim Pintoe Batee.
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