Field Note: The Impact of Christianity on Traditional Agricultural Practices and Beliefs among the Kimaragang of Sabah: A Preliminary Study

Low, Kok On; Pugh-Kitingan, Jacqueline

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“…Normatively enforced social conventions (e.g., the design of traditional costumes; hunting and foraging techniques) may play a vital role as social markers, especially for residents of isolated communities such as the two villages in this study. Subsistence-based agricultural communities may have tight norms around traditional customs (On and Pugh-Kitingan 2015) and logistical protocols to ensure good harvest (e.g., rice farming; Talhelm and English 2020), where violating norms may lead to serious consequences. Moreover, High conformity to social norms may serve to enhance social relationships and avoid ostracism (Over 2020), which may be advantageous when people within a same community are relying on each other highly in their daily life.…”

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A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children

2021

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Human behaviors are greatly influenced by social norms, with children developing a propensity for high-fidelity imitation from a young age. We evaluated the extent to which, in a tool-using task, children conform to a sub-optimal approach when a more efficient alternative is available. Participants were sampled from an urban city in Australia, and a peri-urban township and a subsistence-based rural community in Malaysia. 4-to 6-year-olds were shown how to retrieve stickers from novel apparatuses, using an effective tool and a sub-optimal alternative framed as the normative method. There were no differences in imitative behavior between children from the Australian city or Malaysian town, although both groups imitated less than the Malaysian Indigenous sample. This study documents variability and universality in children's imitative tendency across three distinctive and under-explored locations. It highlights how changing cultural landscapes can alter psychology and in so doing calls for a contemporary evaluation of how we conceptualize collectivism and individualism. It presents evidence of novice learners' (children from rural communities, with limited exposure to technology and materials) capacity to rapidly acquire novel skills and information, despite living in an environment that contrasts starkly with typical urban children. The findings therefore have broad implications for our general approach to understanding cultural diversity within and between different populations.

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A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children

2021

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“…There are several theories regarding the migration of the Kadazandusun group from Nunuk Ragang to a new place, with a line of reasoning asserting that overcrowding, a lack of food source, and disease epidemics caused the Kadazandusun group to migrate in phases according to certain groups at the time, thereby indirectly causing the Kadazandusun ethnic disperse throughout Sabah (Shim, 2007). According to earlier researchers' records, the Kimaragang Ethnic migrated from Nunuk Ragang in sequence with other ethnic groups such as the Tobilung Ethnic and Tindal, who were also the 11th and 12th generations to depart Nunuk Ragang (Low Kok On & Pugh-Kitingan, 2015;Pangayan, 2014;Shim, 2007). This group has adapted culturally to the surroundings and developed a new identity and culture in response to the new environment, resulting in the establishment of the present Kimaragang ethnic group.…”

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“…As with other Kadazandusun ethnic groups, the Kimaragang ethnic group relies economically on hill paddy (padi huma) cultivation, gardening, and forest harvesting (Low Kok On & Pugh-Kitingan, 2015;Pangayan, 2014). Since ancient times, the principal pursuits of the Kimaragang ethnic group have been hill paddy agriculture and gardening.…”

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Ethnic Minorities in Borneo: The Kimaragang People

Pangayan

Shafii

2021

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This article presents an overview of the Kimaragang ethnic group, where the Kimaragang ethnic group is one of the indigenous sub-ethnic groups of Sabah, with typical settlements in Kota Marudu and Pitas. This article discusses the origins of the Kimaragang ethnic group, their earliest habitation, their language, economy, and sociocultural. It is anticipated that the material in this article will assist researchers, educators, institutions, and organisations in continuing to impart the culture of the indigenous peoples of Sabah, both directly and indirectly, through diverse research, publications, and documentation.

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“…Kroeger, 1993) seperti yang ditunjukkan dalam Rajah 1. Amalan pertanian tradisional etnik Kimaragang yang berpindah-randah menyebabkan petempatan mereka berkembang perlahan-lahan dan kini terdapat di dua daerah yang berbeza (Low Kok On & Pugh-Kitingan, 2015).…”

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“…Sumber: Pangayan (2014) Beberapa kajian berkaitan dengan bahasa dan pertuturan etnik Kimaragang telah dijalankan oleh R. Kroeger (1985Kroeger ( , 1988Kroeger ( , 1993Kroeger ( , 2005. Kajian berkaitan dengan "Muzik dan Tradisi Kulintangan Sabah" pada tahun 2003 pula, membincangkan berkaitan dengan kulintangan etnik Kimaragang (Low & Pugh-Kitingan, 2015). Selain itu, sebuah lagi kajian tentang kepercayaan etnik Kimaragang semasa menjalankan aktiviti pertanian, penyembuhan komunal dan ritual pembersihan telah dijalankan oleh Low dan Pugh-Kitingan (2015).…”

Section: Rajah 1 Kedudukan Daerah Kota Marudu Dan Pitas Dalam Peta Sabahunclassified

Sistem Bi’nattang Etnik Kimaragang Di Sabah: Satu Tinjauan Susun Lapis Sosial Pada Zaman Silam

Pangayan

Shafii

2020

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Sistem Bi’nattang merupakan satu sistem sosial etnik Kimaragang. Etnik ini banyak menetap di daerah Kota Marudu dan sebahagian kecil lagi di daerah Pitas. Sistem Bi’nattang telah dipraktikkan oleh etnik Kimaragang pada tahun 1840–1845, iaitu sebelum kedatangan British di Borneo Utara. Kertas kerja ini akan membincangkan bentuk dan struktur sistem Bi’nattang dari segi susun lapis sosial, sistem kepimpinan, sistem kekeluargaan dan hubungan jantina yang diamalkan dalam sistem ini. Sehubungan itu, satu analisis ke atas struktur sistem Bi’nattang dibuat dengan mengupas susun lapis sosial, sistem kepimpinan, sistem kekeluargaan dan hubungan jantina dalam sistem Bi’nattang. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa sistem Bi’nattang terbentuk berdasarkan norma, kepercayaan dan nilai yang diamalkan dalam kehidupan etnik Kimaragang (Bernardi, Gonzales & Requena, 2006). Pada masa kini, sistem Bi’nattang tidak lagi diamalkan oleh etnik Kimaragang namun, sebahagian adat dan undang-undangnya masih diteruskan. Kajian ini penting bagi memahami sistem pentadbiran tradisional etnik Kimaragang iaitu sistem Bi’nattang. The Bi’nattang System is a Kimaragang ethnic social system. This ethnic largely located in Kota Marudu District and a small part of Pitas District. The Bi’nattang system was practiced by the Kimaragang ethnic groups in 1840–1845, before the advent of the colonial powers in North Borneo. This paper will discuss the shape and structure of the Bi’nattang system in terms of social structure, leadership systems, family systems and gender relations practiced within the system. The results show that the Bi’nattang system is based on the norms, beliefs and values practiced by the Kimaragang ethnic groups in their lives (Bernardi, Gonzales & Requena, 2006). To date, the Bi’nattang system is no longer practiced by the Kimaragang ethnic group, but some of its custom and laws are still practiced. This study is important for understanding the traditional organizational system of the Kimaragang ethnic group, the Bi’nattang system.

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Field Note: The Impact of Christianity on Traditional Agricultural Practices and Beliefs among the Kimaragang of Sabah: A Preliminary Study

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A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children

A cross-cultural comparison: imitation of inefficient tool use in Australian and Malaysian preschool children

Ethnic Minorities in Borneo: The Kimaragang People

Sistem Bi’nattang Etnik Kimaragang Di Sabah: Satu Tinjauan Susun Lapis Sosial Pada Zaman Silam

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