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From cultural activity to cultural tourism: a case of indigenous community in Malaysia

Indigenous communities in Malaysia comprise of many tribes which practices different believes and culture. Although they are minorities which represent approximately 12 % or the country population, their culture managed to attract attention from domestic and international tourists due to its uniquen...

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Main Authors: Isa, Siti Suriawati, Zakaria, Hassan Mohamed, Isa, Siti Salwa
Other Authors: Abdullah, Mohd Amli
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Springer 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52730/1/From%20cultural%20activity%20to%20cultural%20tourism.pdf
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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-1458-1_91
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spelling my.upm.eprints.527302021-09-05T09:54:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52730/ From cultural activity to cultural tourism: a case of indigenous community in Malaysia Isa, Siti Suriawati Zakaria, Hassan Mohamed Isa, Siti Salwa Indigenous communities in Malaysia comprise of many tribes which practices different believes and culture. Although they are minorities which represent approximately 12 % or the country population, their culture managed to attract attention from domestic and international tourists due to its uniqueness of it. Majority of Malaysia’s indigenous communities live in East Malaysia. They are called Orang Ulu or Dayak in Sarawak, and in Sabah, they are called Anak Negeri, while in West Malaysia, there are three major indigenous communities identified or better known as Orang Asli. These three groups are as follows: Semang, Senoi, and Proto-Malay. The general objective of this study was to look at the traditional culture of Malaysia’s indigenous communities in West Malaysia that have significant potential in attracting tourists. Three tribes have been identified by this study, which are Che Wong, Mah Meri, and Temuan. The usage of their traditional culture for tourism activities has been investigated. For the first initial stage, personal face-to-face interview with the stakeholders and Orang Asli community have taken place at their villagers. This will assist this study in designing questionnaire in the next stage. The result shows that all three tribes have been engaged actively in tourism activities. Springer Abdullah, Mohd Amli Yahya, Wan Kalthom Ramli, Nazirah Mohamed, Siti Rosiah Ahmad, Badli Esham 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52730/1/From%20cultural%20activity%20to%20cultural%20tourism.pdf Isa, Siti Suriawati and Zakaria, Hassan Mohamed and Isa, Siti Salwa (2016) From cultural activity to cultural tourism: a case of indigenous community in Malaysia. In: Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences. Springer, Singapore, pp. 1009-1021. ISBN 9789811014567; EISBN: 9789811014581 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-1458-1_91 10.1007/978-981-10-1458-1_91
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description Indigenous communities in Malaysia comprise of many tribes which practices different believes and culture. Although they are minorities which represent approximately 12 % or the country population, their culture managed to attract attention from domestic and international tourists due to its uniqueness of it. Majority of Malaysia’s indigenous communities live in East Malaysia. They are called Orang Ulu or Dayak in Sarawak, and in Sabah, they are called Anak Negeri, while in West Malaysia, there are three major indigenous communities identified or better known as Orang Asli. These three groups are as follows: Semang, Senoi, and Proto-Malay. The general objective of this study was to look at the traditional culture of Malaysia’s indigenous communities in West Malaysia that have significant potential in attracting tourists. Three tribes have been identified by this study, which are Che Wong, Mah Meri, and Temuan. The usage of their traditional culture for tourism activities has been investigated. For the first initial stage, personal face-to-face interview with the stakeholders and Orang Asli community have taken place at their villagers. This will assist this study in designing questionnaire in the next stage. The result shows that all three tribes have been engaged actively in tourism activities.
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From cultural activity to cultural tourism: a case of indigenous community in Malaysia
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