Orang Asli + Aboriginals

Question 1

Who are the Orang Asli

Answer 1

The Orang Asli are one of the indigenous peoples of Malaysia, and are the first known people to live in the Peninsula Malaysia - there before Malays

Question 2

Who are the Aboriginals

Answer 2

The Aboriginals are the oldest Indigenous group in the world, having migrated from East Timor, PNG, and Indonesia 60 000yrs ago

Question 3

Where are the Orang Asli from

Answer 3

The Orang Asli people have origins from Myanmar and Cambodia, they migrated around 3000 - 8000yrs ago

Question 4

Where did the Aboriginals come from

Answer 4

The Aboriginals migrated from Indonesia, East Timor, and PNG over 60 000yrs ago

Question 5

What is the significance of the Orang Asli Culture

Answer 5

The OR culture is similar to the AUs as it is rich is storytelling dance and music but modernization threatens culture

Question 6

What is the significance of the Aboriginals Culture

Answer 6

The Aboriginals culture has diverse cultural expressions, including dance, art, and storytelling, with efforts to keep traditions alive. This is similar to the Orang Asli

Question 7

Interesting fact OR

Answer 7

Orang Asli people use a blow pipe as one of their main weapons, it is like a little tube, with a dart or arrow in it that you blow and it shoots out at your target.

Question 8

Interesting AU

Answer 8

Au indigenous peoples use constellations like the emu in the sky as a way of navigation, when seasons change, and when to start/stop hunting.

Question 9

What is the OR population

Answer 9

around 178,000 or o.5% of Malaysia’s total population

Question 10

What is the AU population

Answer 10

The AU population is around 800,000 people or 3.3% of the population

Question 11

Where do the OR people live

Answer 11

OR people generally live in forests or hilly areas of Peninsular Malaysia or in states like Perak, Pahang, Kelantan, and other areas where they can continue to live life the traditional way

Question 12

Where do the AU people live

Answer 12

The majority of the people live in inner and outer reginal areas but 38% major cities
44% inner and outer reginal areas
17% remote and very remote areas

Question 13

Has the OR population increased or decreased

Answer 13

The OR population has increased between 1947-2010 and the highest rate of growth was recorded in 1991 by 32.96%

Question 14

Has the AU population increased or decreased

Answer 14

The AU population has increased by 2.0% since 2011 and is predicted to increase more over coming years

Question 15

What is the OR belief system

Answer 15

Traditionally they believe in animism which is the belief in spirits and nature but some now follow Islam or Christianity.

Question 16

What is the AU belief system

Answer 16

Originally, they believed in dream time stories but some now follow Christianity or other religions

Question 17

Are there any similarities between their belief systems

Answer 17

Yes, in both systems slowly people have started to convert to more modern religions like Christianity since colonisation

Question 18

What is the AU connection to land and why is it so important

Answer 18

The land is central to their identity often explained through Dreamtime stories, without the land they would not be able to express their culture through art dance and music, they also would not have their religion as dreamtime stories are based off the land. Without the land they could also not survive as that is their source of food, clothing, medicine etc. They wouldn`t live their traditional lives without it

Question 18

What is the ORs connection to land and why is it so important

Answer 18

The OR people have a deep connection to land as it is very important to their identity as their history revolves around living off the land and their religion is the belief in souls in the land that will help them Also by living off the land, they are living the traditional life their ancestors lived

Question 19

What is 1 ongoing challenge for these indigenous groups

Answer 19

Poverty, both of these groups face a major poverty issue with 77% of the OR falling under poverty line and 30% of the AU although this is less both groups still rely on small paying jobs or things they can make off the land

Question 20

What is one similarity between these groups

Answer 20

Both these groups are the indigenous peoples of a country and they also both face the issue of land rights and are still struggling to get equal rights with the whites

Question 21

How did they live sustainable off the land

Answer 21

These groups sustainably lived off the land by when they killed an animal they would use all the animal for food, clothing and other things they could make, they also made sure to use a variety of things so that they did not use out a species they were also nomadic so the land could replenish .

Question 22

List 5 similarities

Answer 22

1 both the first people to live in a place
2 have similar struggles
3 both of their rights were taken away from them when the British colonised
4 have a similar way of life
5 have different languages for different tribes`

Question 23

List 5 differences

Answer 23

1 The aboriginals have been there for much longer
2 Migrated from different areas
3 The AUs have more rights
4 They have different languages
5 The OR only have 18 different groups of people whereas the AU have over 500

Question 24

What are some ongoing challenges

Answer 24

Issues like
Land rights - Au more land rights like native titles but still challenges OR some rights but not enough to stop things like logging
Voice in Government - AU have increasing representation and seats in parliament OR have limited representation and little say in laws that affect them
Poverty - The AU have 30% falling under the poverty line and the OR have 77% under poverty line
Income - Both groups rely on small paying jobs, things they can make and sell or welfare
Education - The AU people have issues but the government supports them but the OR have lower levels of edu due to access and discrimination