Study of Folklore knowledge in the Indigenous Ethnic Groups Affecting to the Process of Citizenship Consciousness Development in Community : A Case study of Sisaket Province

Abstract

This Research was funded by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) in objective with 1) to study of knowledge & folk wisdoms’ local ethics group in Si Sa Ket province and 2) to study the approach of empowerment the Citizenship Consciousness throughout knowledge & folk wisdoms’ local ethics group in Si Sa Ket province. The research finding result is relevant with knowledge and folk wisdoms’ local ethics group in Si Sa Ket province such as ethics group’s Khmer, Lao Kuy (Suay) and Yur whom have the similarity with sacrifice to the spirits & ancestors, respect to Ghost and Holy things, supra natural amulet, black magic, presage and concentration to the Buddhist principles. Additionally, the approach of empowerment to encouragement good awareness citizenship is throughout body of knowledge and folk wisdoms’ good awareness citizenship in collaboration with word of mouth, proverb, idioms, play activity story, folk song, cultivation of belief, tradition and ritual ceremony indispensable annually each of ethics’ group; for instance, ancestors sacrifice to the spirits, making merits and virtues in villages yearly, Heet Sib Song Kong Sib See Tradition (Twelve-Months Tradition and The Fourteen Ways of life) , the folk wisdom emphasizes on good practices thoughts’ folk civil group which is a metaphors to a mirror reflection with civil group way of life such as Doing good thing, the Better thing will come back to you consequently.