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Understanding Our Indigenous People

Dr Welyne Jeffrey Jehom, Anthropologist, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya

05-Aug-24 18:00

Understanding Our Indigenous People

What is the profound connection between Indigenous people and their land? What is the difference between Orang Asal and Orang Asli? We speak to Dr Welyne Jeffrey Jehom, an anthropologist from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Universiti Malaya about these cultural ties and the challenges these communities face.

Image Credit: Shahjehan, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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Categories:  politics,  government,  culture,  History/Heritage

Tags:  orang asal,  Orang Asal rights,  malaysian indigenous communities, 


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