Changes of Land Tenure and the Introduction of Tree Cash Crops by Shifting Cultivators: The Case of the Paluan Muruts in Sabah, Malaysia

Miyakuni, Kiyoshi

doi:10.1007/bf02762228

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“…Historically, the Murut are associated with headhunting practices as well as their unique gong ensemble music, and distinctive visual motifs and patterns evidenced in elaborate beadwork, embroidered costumes, baskets, mats and various other forms of material culture. The richness of Murut culture is exemplary of the ways in which communities understand and engage with their environment (see Abdul Hakim Mohd 2014;Cleary 1992;Fung 2000;Miyakuni 1999;Subramaniam 2015;Woolley 1953;Jesselton 1953;Bradley 1968;Gingging 2007;Hose 1894;Wright 1966). …”

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Communicating Ethic Identity Through Ecotourism

Lunkapis¹

2016

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Advertising is a ubiquitous medium of representation in tourism, often forming the first point of contact between the visitor and the destination. It is often however the case that such advertisements, especially when authored and promoted by commercial agents, may not faithfully depict or reflect cultural, social and environmental realities, and in some cases may not actually correspond with the characteristics of the advertised location or community at all. This paper seeks to understand whether ecotourism strategies can provide an alternative means of advertising, and the operation of sustainable, low impact tourism programs that provide a more faithful reflection of the host community and environment for the visitor, and harness the local knowledge and culture of the hosts to their own advantage. Based on field interviews and participant-observation, this paper presents an example of how the Murut Tahol community in the heartland of Borneo has employed the concepts of ecotourism in a variety of ways to attract visitors and to display their cultural and ethnic identity, and its connection with the environment. The results of this study indicate that ecotourism packages can be tailored, arranged and presented in such a way as to harness a more authentic cultural experience that benefits both the visitor and the host community. This paper argues that the state and commercial tour operators must engage, empower and employ local actors and communities as tourism agents, hosts and facilitators of ecotourism activities.

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