An exploration Orang Asli Indigenous Knowledge and Practices of Green Technology in selected settlements in Peninsular Malaysia
<p>The purpose of this study was to explore the Orang Asli Indigenous Knowledge and</p><p>Practice of Green Technology (IKPGT) at selected settlements in Peninsular Malaysia. A case study</p><p>with multiple cases and multiple sit...
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| Language: | eng |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=9041 |
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| Summary: | <p>The purpose of this study was to explore the Orang Asli Indigenous Knowledge and</p><p>Practice of Green Technology (IKPGT) at selected settlements in Peninsular Malaysia. A case study</p><p>with multiple cases and multiple sites was used as the research design. The five domains of IKPGT</p><p>identified in this study, i.e., medicine, food, music, forestry, and handicraft were derived from</p><p>the two models, namely, An Integrated Model of Indigenous Economy, Social World and Ecosystems and</p><p>First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model. Both these models were selected because they</p><p>contained the relevant variables for this study. Interview protocols, observations and document</p><p>analyses were used to obtain the qualitative data. Ten informants from Mah Meri, Semai, Temuan,</p><p>Bateq dan Semaq Beri were involved in the interviews. The interviews were video and audio-taped,</p><p>transcribed in verbatim, analyzed, and imported into Atlas.ti software for data processing. The</p><p>findings showed that the Mah Meri and Semai tribes were still using IKPGT with regards to preparing</p><p>traditional medicine to cure certain diseases by using selected herbs from the forest. In terms of</p><p>food preparation, most Orang Asli were still preparing their indigenous foods by using their</p><p>traditional equipment and bamboo to cook their meals, which represented green technology in its own</p><p>right. The findings of this study also indicated that the Semai and Semaq Beri tribes played</p><p>traditional music by using musical instruments made from bamboo and pufferfishs skin. In terms of</p><p>forestry, the Semai tribes, in this study, were still using IKPGT, i.e., they used natural</p><p>materials to make tools such as blowpipe and beliung. The Temuan, Mah Meri and Semai tribes widely</p><p>used bamboo, Nipah and Bemban as the primary green material in their handicrafts. In conclusion,</p><p>the main result shows that most of Orang Asli still maintain and practice 'green technology' based</p><p>on their indigenous knowledge in their daily life. This study has also documented the Orang Asli</p><p>IKPGT so that the knowledge and practice could be preserved and shared with the other communities</p><p>in order to avoid extinction. As an implication, the development of a new framework on Orang Asli</p><p>IKPGT based on the empirical data could be used as a guide to maintain the sustainability of Orang</p><p>Asli lives and heritage.</p><p></p> |
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