Minangkabau Women’s Migration: the Use of Remittances and Village Association
Iman, Diah Tyahaya · Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Minangkabau people in West Sumatera are well known for their tradition uniqueness and also as the largest matrilineal society in the world. Traditionally, their males are encouraged to go on sojourn outside their village to study and seek for their fortune. Minangkabau women had been given privileged rights and special roles by their kinship their system. Th…