Colonial Interventions on the Cultural Landscape of Central Sulawesi by “Ethical Policy”: The Impact of the Dutch Rule in

is characterised by the so-called “ethical policy”, which was introduced to Dutch colonial policy at the beginning of the 20th century. An in-depth analysis of Dutch colonial sources, the memories van overgave, which have never been analysed in such detail on the subject of cultural geography, reveals that almost all facets of cultural landscape were inuenced by the Dutch rule. These sources also disclose the ambiguous use of ethical policy by justifying or withdrawing colonial intervention in this area