The Nias tribe generally chooses urban areas as a place to migrate because the city symbolizes dynamism and is the center of all progress. People who decide to migrate must determine the right destination area.  The people of Nias migrate to an area or leave their area for several reasons. Firstly, economic reasons, the difficulty of meeting living needs in their hometown is one of the factors that most influences the migration activities carried out by the people of Nias. Secondly, there is a social reason, there is an opinion that people who migrate to the other side are considered to have broader experience/insight, have a lot of wealth and money. Third, family reasons, the people of Nias migrate because they already have or have had family members or friends who have migrated first. In this research, researchers focused on the economic adaptation strategies of Nias migrants who migrated to Tarutung sub-district. The researcher chose the title of this research to find out how Nias migrants adapt to the economy in Tarutung. Researchers chose to conduct research on economic adaptation strategies for Nias migrants in Tarutung because the economy is a fundamental aspect of human life, including migrants. The type of research used in this research is qualitative approach research. Qualitative research is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observed behavior.

This study is entitled the distribution of inheritance in the Pakpak community in Sukamakmur Village. Gunung Meriah District, Aceh Singkil Regency, namely the distribution of inheritance in the past and present communities with the aim of knowing 1) The shift that occurred in the distribution of inheritance in the Pakpak community in Sukamakmur Village. 2) The factors behind the shift in the distribution of inheritance in the Pakpak community in Sukamakmur Village. The method used in this study is a descriptive qualitative research method, to understand what phenomena are experienced by the research subjects holistically, namely by describing them in words and language, based on the findings in the field. The results of the study show that the distribution of inheritance in the Pakpak community in Sukamakmur Village has shifted where in the past, the community in implementing inheritance drew a patrilineal system which drew the father's lineage so that the inheritance that was entitled and became the heir of the son so that parents prioritized sons in inheritance while if the Pakpak community drew a patrilineal lineage, of course the position and even the rights of daughters to get it were very non-existent, while at present the Pakpak community in Sukamakmur Village parents provide opportunities so that parents on average give their property to their daughters. Now the Pakpak community carries out inheritance in the past parents were required to present Kula-kula, Senina, Berru but what happened in the village was that some people no longer followed to present these three, in that community only distributed inheritance among themselves between parents and children only

The aim of the research is to find out the meaning of the fangasi ritual as a traditional ceremony after the death of the Nias tribe in Ononazara village, Tugala Oyo subdistrict, North Nias district. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research about the meaning of the fangasi ritual as a traditional ceremony after the death of the Nias tribe in Ononazara village, Tugala Oyo subdistrict, North Nias district. The result of this research is that the meaning of the fangasi ritual is the highest form of respect that the Nias tribe has for every person's life. The meaning of the fangasi ritual in Ononazara village is the last event for the person who has died. The fangasi ritual is carried out depending on its position in custom and also as a form of a child's obligation to his parents who have died with the aim of paying off the debts of his parents or the person who died while he was alive in the world. It can be concluded that the meaning of the fangasi ritual is a traditional ceremony implemented in the village of Ononazara, which is passed down from generation to generation, which aims to resolve the burden on the family of the deceased as a sign of final respect, and so that the spirits of the deceased will rest in peace.

This research aims to find out and describe the Toba Batak Community's Perception of the Single Status of Women in Lumban Ratus Hamlet, Pansur Napitu Village, Siatas Barita District, North Tapanuli Regency. This research uses a qualitative research method using an interpretative descriptive qualitative approach method through participant observation and in-depth interviews. Primary data was obtained by researchers directly from data sources, namely village officials, community members and women who were still single in Lumban Ratus Hamlet. Secondary data is supporting data obtained by researchers from interviews, observations and documentation. Meanwhile, the data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data presentation, Spradley model analysis and drawing conclusions. The results of this research show that 1). The Toba Batak community's perception of single women in Lumban Ratus hamlet, Siatas Barita District, North Tapanuli Regency considers that it is not good for a woman to live alone, the community considers that unmarried women are called spinsters, unsold and too picky. One of the reasons why single women feel they haven't found the right soul mate. Society believes that not finding the right soul mate is not an excuse for single women if there is no interest in marriage and society also believes that the reason why women are single is also due to the influence of negative thoughts which influence the mindset of women who feel traumatized by other people's lives and their personal lives. 2). Various factors influence the perception of the Toba Batak community in Lumban Ratus hamlet towards single women in Pansur Napitu village, Siatas Barita sub-district, North Tapanuli Regency, including perpetrators of perception, being targets and objects as well as the influence of the situation.

This research is motivated by the existence of an organization that does not accept or reject ulos in Toba Batak traditional activities, namely the Jehovah's Witnesses Tarutung congregation, where most of its members are people from the Toba Batak tribe. Jehovah's Witnesses in the Tarutung congregation have a different view from the non-Jehovah's Witness Toba Batak community regarding ulos. The aim of this research is to find out how Jehovah's Witnesses in the Tarutung congregation perceive the giving of ulos in Toba Batak traditional activities in Tarutung. This research uses a qualitative research method with the research approach used, namely the ethnographic research method. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show that Jehovah's Witnesses from the Tarutung congregation do not accept ulos in Toba Batak traditional activities because they view ulos as containing spiritual values that can bless human life and this is contrary to Biblical principles. However, Jehovah's Witnesses can receive or give ulos if it is simply given as a gift without having to give it in a manner that is in accordance with Batak customs. Jehovah's Witnesses in the Tarutung congregation have a good relationship with the community who receive ulos in Toba Batak traditional activities in Tarutung.