MERANTAU SALAH SATU KUNCI SUKSES SUKU MINANGKABAU

Abstract

Migration for the Minangkabau ethnic has been done since centuries ago and even until now. This activity is an adventure and experience, by leaving their homeplaces. Their main goal is to search for wealth, but some are looking for knowledge. By migrating they hope that they will gain prestige and honor in their matrilineal custom environment. The driving factors for migration is matrilinear culture that has positioned women as the heirs and give no inheritance rights for male as individuals. Other factors include economic and warfare ones. The pull factors of for migration include new moral and material benefits in the migration destination places. The impact of their migration activity are the emergence of overseas Minangkabau people in a variety of professions and expertise such as politicians, writers, scholars, teachers, artists, journalists, businessmen, and traders.