Rosmaida Sinaga
Department Of History Education, Faculty Of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan

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Venereal Diseases Treatment for Merauke’s Marind (Marind-Anim) Tribe in the Dutch Colonial Period Rosmaida Sinaga; Hafnita Sari Dewi Lubis; Yushar Tanjung; Lister Eva Simangunsong
IHiS (Indonesian Historical Studies) Vol 6, No 2 (2022)
Publisher : Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ihis.v6i2.16428

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This article provides some proofs that influenced the increasing number ofMarind-Anim people who suffering from venereal diseases. It also providesfactual efforts that had been done by the colonial government as well as Catholicmissionaries in Merauke to overcome this problem. This study applies historicalmethods with four stages: heuristics, verification (internal and external criticism),interpretation/explanation and historiography. Primary sources obtained fromNational Archives of the Republic of Indonesia i.e., Memorie van Overgave van hetBestuur over de Afdeeling Zuid Nieuw Guinea; letter of the Minister of Colonies to theGovernor General of the Dutch East Indies; Report of Assistant Resident ZuidAfdeeling Nieuw Guinea to the Director of Government; and official printed sources,e.g., Volkstelling 1930. Michel Foucault's power relations theory is used to analyzethe causes of venereal disease in the Marind Tribe. The results shows that the causeof the increasing number patients who had venereal disease in the Marind tribe,Merauke, was related to their traditional understanding which legalized free sexand deviant sexual activities in the Marind tribe. The imbalanced power relationsbetween men and their wives and between men and adolescence men causingvenereal diseases and sexual perversions in the Marind Tribe. The strategyimplemented by the colonial government was to involve Catholic missionarieswho were trusted to overcome the disease by building a housing model that canonly be occupied by nuclear families who are not infected with venereal diseases.The colonial government demolished men’s houses because there werepossibilities of homosexual intercourses which become one of the causes ofvenereal disease among the Marind Tribe. In addition, the government requiredthe cenderawasih bird hunterers to have their genital health checked as a huntingpermit. The government built hospitals and clinics and invented doctors whospecialize in venereal disease to treat the patients. These strategies has succeededin treating and eradicating venereal diseases among the Marind Tribe.
Co-Authors Abd Haris Nasution Afifah Najdatul Muna Ajeng Priska Sari Alya Nataly Alya Putri Dania Andrian Maulana Arisya Rajagukguk Cynthia C.A Sitorus* Daniel Anugrah Marbun Dewy Maulidya Ningrum Dian Pratama Edo Immanuel Sinaga Egia Adelia Gurusinga Eka Salva Rila Esa Indriani Br Bangun Flores Tanjung Friska Fransiska Aruan Gabriel Joey Febriand Sinurat Gabriel Pakpahan Galih Raka Siwi Gema Persada Tarigan Harry Kriston Situmeang Hertati Sitanggang Hery Junianto S Marbun Hotmaida Berutu Ilmiyatul Fitri Charisma Iren Sintiya Pelawi Jan Devit Dohardo Saragih Javanya Sinaga Jeremia Nababan Josua Simanjuntak Juan Vito Simanjuntak Karina Karina Kiki Andiani Silaban Kinanti Naya Natasha Lister Eva Simangunsong Lister Eva Simangunsong Lois Zibya Priscilla Batubara Lubis, Hafnita Sari Dewi Lundu Wijaya Simbolon Maria Irma Situmorang Maria Maharani Sitepu Marsella Br Sembiring Mawaddah Mawaddah Mesya Angelina Alo Kusa Nabila Mufti Lestari Nadia Sarita Nadya Khaterina Manurung Najuah, Najuah Nanda Aulia Sahada Natalia Fronika Sianturi Nazwa Khalizah Nelman Wisabla Nirwana Dewantari Yani Putri Nita Pardede Novia Mutiara Ocha Primalia Tondang Oktavia Sitorus Pretty Pakpahan Putri Aulia Purba Putri Hasanah Piliang Rahel Arthaida Hutajulu Rifka Ariani Lubis Risky Manullang Rizki Fadilla Sambas Rizki Hazira Ruth Debora Rumahorbo Ruth Grace Lumbantoruan Salsabila Lubis Salsalina Gurusinga Sen Aron Satahi Simanjuntak Sitevis Ndruru Siti Julaiha Sonia R. Matanari Suci Larasati Supriadi Hartawan Hutabarat Tappil Rambe Tatiah Anisah Lumban Gaol Tengku Riza Fahlevi Tesa Romanti Sibarani Thoriq Aulia Ulya Salisa Raunaq Winda Helena Simangunsong Yeni Utami Hutasoit Yesi Rotuanta Simbolon Yosafat Lesmana Tampubolon Yosua Solafide Sinaga Yuri Nasution Yushar Tanjung