Cultural Festival of 12 Tribes Karisma Event Nusantara Year 2024 Organized by Yahukimo Regency Government

YAHUKIMO, PAPUA PEGUNUNGAN – The Yahukimo Regency Government through the Tourism and Creative Economy Office continues to preserve the uniqueness of the culture that is a tradition in Yahukimo Regency, Mountainous Papua Province. The 12 Tribes Cultural Festival activities continue to be held again in the yard of the Yahukimo Regent’s Office in Kali Biru Dekai District.

The release of cultural carnival participants by Assistant ll Village Secretary in charge of Economic Development Bongga Sumule accompanied by the Head of the Mega Joordens Pakan Tourism Office in front of the Kali Biru Regent Hall. The carnival took the route from the Hall to the Regent’s office directed by the Traffic Police to the location of the Cultural festival.

It is known that the carnival participants are:

1. Junior High School,
2. High School or Vocational High School
3. Serui Association,
4. Biak Tribe,
5. Batak tribe,
6. Sentani tribe,
7.  Amor tribe,
8.  Toraja tribe,
9. Labewa.

Each tribe has a unique culture with its own clothing and culture. This has encouraged the Yahukimo Regency Government through the Tourism and Creative Economy Office to organize the 2024 Karisma Event Nusantara activity.

Yahukimo Deputy Regent Esau Miram, S. IP appreciated the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in this case the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy for the first trust given to the Yahukimo Regency Government to carry out a national level event, namely the Karisma Event Nusantara in 2024, “We are grateful that in Yahukimo Regency, God gave many tribes, it is proven that there are 12 tribes consisting of various traditions, cultures and customs, this is a great potential that we must develop to attract tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists to come to witness the next events,” he said.

This can bring foreign exchange or regional income so that the community gets better welfare than the previous year, “For that, let’s support each other to move in various kinds of efforts and steps we can take in terms of developing local economic communities in Yahukimo Regency,” said Vice Regent Esau Miram.

as a means of cultural preservation and tourism promotion in the region.” said Deputy Regent Esau Miram.

Regional Secretary of Papua Province Wasuok Mountains Demianus Siep said that in Papua the Mountains are one of the best places to get to know and know the traditions of a region, as well as an effort to preserve local wisdom passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors, “In Papua there are certainly special features, The specialty is that 7 districts have one language but Yahukimo Regency has 12 languages and that is extraordinary, between one tribe and another tribe there are certainly different languages, different cultures, different habits and others that are definitely different, but with one mother tongue Indonesian we are all united by the Indonesian language, “said Wasuok.

Karisma Event Nusantara in 2024, even though it has been carried out 3 times by 12 tribes, but this time the festival of 12 tribes in Yahukimo Regency has entered the top 10 events in the Republic of Indonesia and this happened in Papua Mountains, throughout Papua it is Jayawijaya and Yahukimo Regency, “Therefore, we give thanks to God for the trust through the Tourism Office of Papua Mountains entrusting us and it should be the main province that can get it, but in Yahukimo Regency it has more cultural wealth than other regions, so Yahukimo can vary.” he said.

“For that we must maintain our culture, do not use too much outsider culture, but the community must use local cultures to be preserved so that we must display our original culture,” said the Deputy Regent.

Meanwhile, the Director of Music, Film and Animation of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Muhamed Amin officially opened the 12 tribes festival activities by releasing or shooting a bow towards the front together with the Regional Secretary of the Papua Mountains Province and Deputy Regent Esau Miram, “Let’s watch the 12 tribes cultural festival in Yahukimo Regency in 2024,” he said.

Appreciation, of course, from the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy to all community stakeholders and local governments, where finally this festival entered the Archipelago Event Charisma.

From all over Indonesia, there were 300 participants from which the festival of 12 tribes in the Papua Mountains in Yahukimo entered the 110 best festivals in Indonesia.

Therefore, the festival must be improved continuously, both its innovation and then calculating its economic impact, “So in this festival how the festival innovates, how to collaborate, and how to adapt to the situation and then there is also the 3G spirit, namely:

1. Move Fast,
2. Move Together,
3. Garap All Potential,” he said.

Head of the Yahukimo Regency Culture and Tourism Office, Mega Joordens Pakan said, this Festival aims to strengthen and preserve the cultural diversity of 12 Tribes in Yahukimo and in addition, as a promotional event for cultural tourism and to increase domestic and foreign tourist visits in Yahukimo Regency, “This festival is certainly to preserve the culture and local wisdom that exists in Yahukimo, it is expected to increase community economic growth and local revenue,” Mega said.

As for this festival, there are already and some that have not been held cultural attractions from each tribe, such as:

1. Fashion Show,
2. Cultural Carnival,
3. Prize Distribution of Competition,
4. Fashion Show,
5. Stone Burning,
6. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Exhibition,
7. Entertainment from local and capital artists.