Adaptation and Actualization of Bugis Migrants in North Kalimantan

Abstract

Aims: The adaptability, integration, and self-actualization of Bugis migrants in North Kalimantan, The Bugis migrants can adapt themselves and their social environment to maintain themselves as part of the community. It was conducted in North Kalimantan using in-depth interviews and focus group discussion techniques. It was carried out for one month and the informants were captured in the data collection process. based on their place and domicile in North Kalimantan. Methodology: The informants were 5 informants, each of whom had a different job. The result of the research is the ability of Bugis migrants:  1) to integrate into the community and can contribute to the North Kalimantan government in increasing regional income, 2) contributes to the development of science, especially in the field of social sciences. Results: Based on the results of this study, it is concluded that Bugis migrants can interact optimally with the Javanese, Banjar, Tidung, and Tator tribes who live in North Kalimantan and Bugis migrants can actualize themselves to increase harmony in shared life and can improve the welfare of life, as the Bugis migrants do not try to return to their original area, they even feel alienated from their original area, because their close family and inheritance are mostly no longer there. Conclusion: Bugis migrants manifest themselves as a process of actualization and can accept to live and settle as a community in Kalimantan.