Discourse Of Indigenous Education Policy: The Malaysian Case

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis that has impacted all aspects of humanity. As of August 16, 2021, Malaysia has seen significant increases in active cases. However, the condition of indigenous peoples remains a question mark and it is unknown what steps have been taken to address this group. Do they understand the prevalence of the COVID-19 outbreak and what strategies are being taken to prevent this outbreak among the Indigenous people? Although there is crisis or disaster management related stakeholders, yet the Crisis Communication Relief Management and Preparedness is vital especially for the Indigenous people because they are important group of mainstream society. Indigenous peoples are among the most vulnerable and at risk of COVID 19 pandemic. The discussion is augmented by Foucault's notion of power and governmentality, aspects related to decision-making about Crisis Communication Relief Management and Preparedness. The analysis of Foucault's Power, knowledge and governmentality gives a clear understanding on how the government in regulating and shaping the Crisis Communication Relief Management and Preparedness to the specific groups such as the Indigenous people.

Section: Pandemic Covid-19 and Indigenous Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

Crisis Communication Relief Management and Preparedness: Covid-19 Disease Outbreak for Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia

Chinnasamy¹,

Rosnon²,

Gill³

2021

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“…The Orang Asli Semang (Negrito) Senoi Proto Malay Masron, Masami and Ismail (2013) made further claim that in terms of politic and economic, the natives of Sabah and Sarawak are actually in a better position to be compared with the peninsular Orang Asli. When it comes to authoritative and government body, the JAKOA which stands for Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli or The Department of Orang Asli Development under Malaysian Ministry of Rural Development is the government agency that entrusted to oversee the Orang Asli's affairs (Rosnon & Abu Talib, 2019;Rosnon & Sara, 2015).…”

Section: Table 2: Ethnics Of Orang Asli In Peninsular Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Tenets of The Mah Meri Oral Tradition, Life Issues and Challenges in Pulau Carey, Selangor

Zuhairi¹,

Rosnon²,

Samah³

2021

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For many years, the government and many other benefactors have done initiatives to improve the community, however the results were not satisfactory. Therefore, this research will focus to understand the tenets of the Mah Meri oral tradition and to explore the Mah Meri's experience, thoughts and feedbacks to the current issues and challenges. This research has used qualitative method with narrative research design. In-depth interviews were conducted on seven informants and later were analysed thematically. The finding shows that, there are 4 main major concepts that are revolved around the Mah Meri's oral tradition which are: 1) Kemali; 2) Tulah; 3) Bentan; and 4) Maruk. The findings also found that, there are significant number of issues and challenges within the Mah Meri community. Covering the aspect of economics, politics, social, education, culture and belief system, and health and well-being, there are trend shown on how modernization has changed and affected the Mah Meri people's lives. Thus, this research is important not only to navigate deeper and validate on how close our Orang Asli with nature and their belief system, but also a part of efforts in contributing a scholarly review on the Orang Asli oral tradition studies in Malaysia.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Towards Covid-19 Among the Orang Asli Elderly in Peninsular Malaysia

Rosnon¹,

Zuhairi²,

Razak³

et al. 2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the globe since 2020, and the indigenous people are not excluded, including the Malaysia Orang Asli. They were already among the most vulnerable communities, even before the pandemic, thus, have a higher risk: perhaps the elderly groups are even at the great threat from this alarming catastrophe. A total of 305 respondents from all the 18 Orang Asli sub-groups were involved in this study, with a minimum age of 50 year-olds. Gathering information was done by quantitative data collection using survey techniques. The findings revealed four out of 13 questions about the virus details have the highest number on the misleading details, while the rest are satisfactory. The respondents were not sure if the pandemic can be controlled in general, however, had a strong confidence in the Malaysian government's responses towards the pandemic. The precautions suggested to minimize the risk were also practised, however, most respondents were not sure when it comes to the specific hygiene precautions. Thus, better-targeted approaches to educating the Orang Asli communities, especially the elderly should be strengthened, to ensure they are not be outdated from crucial information, thus ensuring their wellbeing during the pandemic time.