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Gender, Culture and Religion

KINSHIP SYSTEM OF MINANGKABAU MATRILINEAL

FISHERMAN SOCIETY IN CITY OF PADANG

Syahrizal, Sri Meiyenti

Universitas Andalas

Minangkabau famous with a matrilineal kinship system where lineage based on

maternal line. Women in matrilineal have a stronger position in the family and in

decision making. The matrilineal kinship system in Minangkabau cannot be separated

from the livelihood system that comes from agriculture. Minangkabau are known

communal heirlooms, the inheritance is in the form of agricultural land such as rice

fields or fields. Meanwhile, a small part of the Minangkabau community also has a

livelihood as fishermen. The livelihoods of fishing communities do not depend on

agriculture, their source of livelihood depends on the expanse of the ocean, they earn
their livelihood from fish catches. The research was conducted in a fishing village in

Pasia Nan Tigo Village, in city of Padang.The matrilineal kinship system does not play

an important role in the life of the fishing community. Fishermen know the name of

their family clan but they are not influenced by the kinship system in their daily life.

Husbands and sons play more roles in the household as the economic backbone of the

family and decision makers, meaning that in fishing communities there has been a

shift in gender roles compared to gender roles in Minangkabau matrilineal society in

general where women have a stronger position. Economically, boys play more and

more important roles because since they are teenagers they have been able to sail to

the middle of the sea to fish and make money for their families while girls are not yet

able to work in that age range.

Keywords: Kinship, Minangkabau, Matrilineal, Fisherman, Gender

Short Biography:

Syahrizal is Lecturer at Anthropology Department, Faculty of Social and Political Science,

Universitas Andalas
Sri Meiyenti is Lecturer at Anthropology Department, Faculty of Social and Political

Science, Universitas Andalas

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