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Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications

Issue and challenges pertaining to land and the native communities loom large in contemporary Malaysian political and economic affairs. Responding to them often necessitates an understanding of their genesis. The main objective of this study was to examine the importance of land and natural resour...

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Main Authors: Rohaida Nordin,, Witbrodt, Matthew Albert, Muhamad Sayuti Hassan@Yahya,
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Published: School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
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spelling my-ukm.journal.103112017-04-18T06:55:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10311/ Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications Rohaida Nordin, Witbrodt, Matthew Albert Muhamad Sayuti Hassan@Yahya, Issue and challenges pertaining to land and the native communities loom large in contemporary Malaysian political and economic affairs. Responding to them often necessitates an understanding of their genesis. The main objective of this study was to examine the importance of land and natural resources to the life of the Orang Asli, and to demonstrate that their limited autonomy was the reason why the British claimed that they needed state protection. To achieve this objective secondary data were examined to provide information background of the Orang Asli, the relationship between Orang Asli and the Malays during pre-colonial period, the relationship between the Orang Asli and the British colonial government during colonial periods, and the relevant policies towards the Orang Asli by both the Malays and the British colonial government during the pre-colonial and colonial periods. This article concludes that the paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli was adopted during the pre-colonial period and the approach was continued and to the certain extent worsened during British colonial period in which the Orang Asli were treated in a paternalistic manner as compared to the Malays, in particular, with regard to land matters. School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10311/1/6x.geografia-siupsi-mei16-Rohaida-edam1.pdf Rohaida Nordin, and Witbrodt, Matthew Albert and Muhamad Sayuti Hassan@Yahya, (2016) Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12 (6). pp. 51-59. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2016&vol=12&issue=6&ver=loc
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description Issue and challenges pertaining to land and the native communities loom large in contemporary Malaysian political and economic affairs. Responding to them often necessitates an understanding of their genesis. The main objective of this study was to examine the importance of land and natural resources to the life of the Orang Asli, and to demonstrate that their limited autonomy was the reason why the British claimed that they needed state protection. To achieve this objective secondary data were examined to provide information background of the Orang Asli, the relationship between Orang Asli and the Malays during pre-colonial period, the relationship between the Orang Asli and the British colonial government during colonial periods, and the relevant policies towards the Orang Asli by both the Malays and the British colonial government during the pre-colonial and colonial periods. This article concludes that the paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli was adopted during the pre-colonial period and the approach was continued and to the certain extent worsened during British colonial period in which the Orang Asli were treated in a paternalistic manner as compared to the Malays, in particular, with regard to land matters.
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Witbrodt, Matthew Albert
Muhamad Sayuti Hassan@Yahya,
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Witbrodt, Matthew Albert
Muhamad Sayuti Hassan@Yahya,
Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications
author_facet Rohaida Nordin,
Witbrodt, Matthew Albert
Muhamad Sayuti Hassan@Yahya,
author_sort Rohaida Nordin,
title Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications
title_short Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications
title_full Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications
title_fullStr Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications
title_full_unstemmed Paternalistic approach towards the Orang Asli in Malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications
title_sort paternalistic approach towards the orang asli in malaysia: tracing its origin and justifications
publisher School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
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