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The implementation of Decentralization practices in Indonesia allows the application of a system of government based on indigenous to be applied at the level of the Village government or Indigenous Village government. This study aims to analyze the model of strengthening traditional values that are still maintained and used in the administration of Indigenous Village government referring to Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages in the Nagari government based on local wisdom in West Sumatra. The design of this study were using descriptive qualitative with a case study method. Informants were determined by using a purposive technique on four research objects, namely Nagari Kapau, Nagari Minangkabau, Nagari Mahakarya and Nagari Anduring in West Sumatra Province. Data collection was carried out by using observations, in-depth interviews, documentation studies and continued with Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Checking the validity of the data in this study was carried out using data triangulation techniques. The results of the study prove that customary values that are still maintained and used in the administration of village / Nagari governance in West Sumatra include (1) Decision-making based on the principle of bottom-up and top down; (2) Matrilineal (maternal bloodline) is made as one of the heirs in the possession of inheritance and tribes in Minangkabau; (3) Sako pusako, Ninik Mamak as the owner of the Nagari has made customary rules that have been institutionalized; (4) Especially Nagari Kapau, Nagari residents have genealogy that has institutionalized blood ties in the administration of the nagari government. The implication of this research is the accommodation of the application of customary values (Local Wisdom) as the application of local wisdom to the Administration of Nagari Government