Haluty, Djailani2019-09-252019-09-252015-09-132014-06http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/226740The paper discusses acknowledgment of the values of local wisdom as a strategic step in building the national character.‘Pulanga’ , a local practice in Gorontalo is a philosophy containing a comprehensive dimensional character, including an effort to increase the welfare of the people and encouraging attitudes and behavior of individuals who emphasize the harmony among human beings, between human and nature, and between human and God in making life and living.indWith permission of the license/copyright holderPulangalocal wisdomcharacterleaderCultural ethicsCultural/intercultural ethicsMethods of ethicsPhilosophical ethicsCommunity ethicsLifestyle ethicsEducation and ethicsJournal volume