We Indonesian have varied goods as cultural heritage from our ancestor. We are a big country with a lot of ethnicities live here. When I talked to New Zealander (Kiwi) about our languages, they absolutely amazed by hundreds of languages in Indonesia. Not just dialects from Indonesian language. But because there was no good political will from our government those languages became extinct. We spoke proudly national language and international language, but not local language. May be at 2020 in Indonesia, we will just have only 5 or 10 local languages from hundreds existed languages. I think what Kiwi done with Maori Language is very good. They made it as second national language at New Zealand, and implement it in educational system.
Indonesia have local autonomy policy. So, kabupaten or kota can adopt something like that. Make local/native language as shool's language, used at formal occasion. We have hundreds of local television stations and radio stations. They are not only the agent of capitalist to sell their products but also agent of community values.
At Postmodernism era, there is no limit between traditional and modern values. Traditional artists must know and use internet and another information and communication tools to spread and perform an art. Art also not just a stagnant thing. Art, tradition and cultures always changes depend on the progress of society and community.
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