The effect of displacement on indigenous tribes' socio-culture and food practices

• Main Authors: Hamizad, A.H (Author), Shahril, N.M (Author), Syuhirdy, M.N (Author), Zahari, M.S.M (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: CRC Press/Balkema 2015
• Subjects: Displacement; Empirical findings; Food practices; Household income; Indigenous; Malaysia; Socio economies; Socio-culture; Traditional food
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• ISBN: 9781138027060 (ISBN)
• DOI: 10.1201/b17390-99

Displacement inevitably causes many changes to the indigenous tribes. In the new places or new settlement, tribes without doubt encountering many facets of their life, including the economy, education, lifestyles, belief, religion and many others. However, the available studies on Malaysia Orang Asli as indigenous tribes were mostly focusing on the socio-economy, such as household income and the compensation value paid after the acquisition of the land by the authority with little looking at socio-culture and traditional food practices. This paper reports the empirical findings of displacement effects on Orang Asli socio-culture and traditional food practices. Displacement benefits the indigenous tribes and positively improved their socio-culture in term economy, knowledge and understanding through education. Displacement also has given the impact on Orang Asli food practices. These positive indications have given significant implication not only to the indigenous groups itself, but also to the responsible authorities. © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group.