United Nations DECLARATION on the RIGHTS of INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

8 Responses to “United Nations DECLARATION on the RIGHTS of INDIGENOUS PEOPLES”

1. Johnny Jawa on March 5th, 2009 9:31 pm

   Hello Dr John,

   The definition of IP according to Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary is to describe the people or population of the original inhabitant of the place. Another words for IP are aborigine or native.

   Let talk who is the real native of Sarawak. If the dividing timeline is mid 1850s, the Ibans were still in Kalimantan Borneo, in Sanggau and Putussibau in Central Kalimatan during that period. Probably, the Rajang people ( speaks 80% dialect of Melanau Kuala Rajang), living in the Kanowit area. I think Seliong ak Wau had many school mate of Rajang while studied in SEDAYA. While the Kayan, Ukit were residing along the upper Batang Rajang around Song and Kapit area.

   If the timeline is 1900, when the Foochow flooded the Sibu and Sarikei areas, and considered them IP under UN definition will cause a devastating effect on the Iban. Our share with other bumi is getting more competitive and probably bubbled out to our last breath within the short moment (jengap2 baka ikan mabuk amboh). Foochow which is widely known as the Jews of the East, is happy with the UN definition. The Iban will die standing, like the aborigine in Australia. In Miri they were few Indian (tambi), came as early 1900, mainly selling cloth (jual kain). They were also qualified by to IP too.

   So, please the Iban, use your head before heading for the disastrous change. The UN definition may be not benefit the Iban at all. Probably the definition of IP by present gov’t is fair and good for every peace loving Malaysian.

   In short the UN IP definition is only applicable to super power like US and UK or few greedy local politicians. Take Sabah for example, the data on population is now no more described according to indigenous group Keadazaan, Dusun but described Muslim Bumi and Non Muslim Bumi and Non Bumi. I guessed you know what I am trying to say….

   Mupok aku. Ka bekendu di Rumah Panjai Tinting Lalang wai!!!!!!

2. Admin on March 5th, 2009 10:53 pm

   Thanks for good argument…

3. batulawi on March 5th, 2009 11:05 pm

   The main point is; Do we have any rights to anything at all? Do we have property rights to our personal belongings, our land or maybe to the exreme; ourlove ones ? The UN recognize the rights of the indigenous people to their land, us to our NCR land because we are the natives of Sarawak as enshrined in the Constitution…be grateful. We resent the actions to erase our rights to our NCR land by the state and federal BN govt. Some of our native community leaders are brainwashed into beleiving that we are PENUMPANG on this land. If WE, the natives, believe that we have no rights anymore then we deserved to be treated as slaves the last 45 years and many more years to come. The Dayaks are indeed one of the indigenous people of Borneo Island. The border between Sarawak and Kalimantan Borneo was created by the colonial powers for their own gain.Our great great grandparents were already here.We mind our own right and defend if with all our might.

4. Akiq Hawong on March 6th, 2009 7:35 am

   Amat ga ku buah hunding nuan nya akih JJ (Ukai dituju agai penyanyi JJ tu, unggal). Ba menua kitai tu, sigi mayuh endar urang hinduka definasi IP tu laban iya balat mayuh nguntungka sida iya awakka sida iban senang agi diempa enda betatak. Nyamai tuboh iban nya unggal. Mayuh daging nadai lemak laban ke kering merimba kampung gun, kampung jerong kelia menya neh? Baka enggi petungal kitai ba Sabah dia. Enti kitai tu udah dikumbai non-muslim Bumi, munyi nya ga iya ba sida non-bumi, sida muslim-bumi nya, nyau baka ke munyi non-bumi ga bunyi iya, enda pia?

5. Seliong ak Wau on March 6th, 2009 9:44 am

   I admit my preference to reading and writing financial papers, but for JJawa’s mention of my name I wish to add something else.

   On 30th January2009 I was invited to the Dayak’s symposium in Sibu and presented some thoughts on Dayak’s economic challenge. Other than that small contribution I was absorbing information that still remains as syrupy quagmire in my head, especially on the part that the word “Dayak” MIGHT be obliterated from Sarawak’s legislature.

   1. Where is the word “Dayak” used other than in Borneo? Let’s not mention Malaysia’s Sarawak or James Brooke’s Sarawak yet because these were recent events of history (eg watershed boundary between Bristish and Dutch).

   2. Ancestral origin of Dayak is Borneo. No history ned to document that because when James Brooke landed in Sarawak around 1830’s, the Dayaks were already in this Northern section of Borneo. The fact James Brooke was made governor by Sultan Omar Sarifudin (correct me if my history is wrong) in or around 1841 was because of the presence of “Sea Dayaks,” pirates, the “lanun” who were my ancestors, and J Jawa’s ancestors as well. You can always go backward changing the time-line, but no one, repeat no one can ever conclusively establish if the Sea Dayaks were not part of northern Borneo even back to the Majapahit era.

   3. Dayak migration from Kapuas outward to other regions “could” have been accelerated by wars, search for new land and krakatau 1883 (lampong pecah), but it did NOT start in 1850. I may not be an anthropologist, but I have this strange premonition that proponent for “Dayak” obliteration from the constitution is already at work.

   Just my 2-cents, Dr John.

   “Idup Dayak di Sarawak.”

6. Akiq Hawong on March 6th, 2009 10:44 am

   Enti term ‘DAYAK’ tu ka dibuai ari constitution Malaysia/Sarawak, nadai ngachau peiga iga ga nya unggal. Enda nyenyalah baka sida ke enggai meda pengikut Tuhan Jesus ke ngangauka petara sida nya ‘Allah’. Nyau berebut ga kitai tu ke ka meri nama ke petara ke ngaga langit enggau bumi neh. Amat nda manah ga enti kitai nyau ngangau petara nya Allah; nyau baka munyi sida Selam ga kitai didinga sida Selam bukai, enda pia ku dek unggal. Laban ke lain nama petara, nya alai angka ka pedis ga kitai tu serakup enti kitai nya enda Nyelam. Angka ketegal ketuai kitai menua tu enggai meda semua bansa dayak dikangau dayak sebaka enggau sida perintah Indonesia din ke ngangauka aki ini kitai ba Kalimantan din nya dayak memagang. Enti nadai jaku tau dikena kena nyerakupka dayak, nya alai dayak deka idup bepechah belah lalu senang diperintah. Balat agi sida pechah, nyamai agi deka ngemeliqka sida dayak, enda pia ku dek unggal. Ngah diatu pen kitai nyau bekechai berai ngeringka serakup masing masing lalu serakup besai SDNU nyau enda dikibuhka.

   UJI KANGGAUKA BANSA SARAWAK AJA AJA GA SEMUA KITAI BANSA DITU GA UNGGAL, NYENGKAUM SIDA BANSA NYUMBOH, RASONG, KERA TEMUDA ETC!

7. Johnny Jawa on March 6th, 2009 11:56 am

   Tabi Eiong ak Wau(SAW),

   Rindu amat berandau penemu enggau deh kaban. Nyau ingat ke kitai kelia leboh maia kelas di Tanjong belaban ke penemu enggau General Paper Teacher Mr Nuing on topic of poverty of the Iban in SWK. Meet U in top class coffee shop in Bangsar walk soon.

   Kaban, mupok aku.

8. Dyaks on March 6th, 2009 11:56 am

   Any anthropologist should know the term cannibalism well

   Like the indigeneous Dayak eat fellow Dayak, or let other Dayak being planted to defeat fellow Dayak, or betray own Dayak voters to frog around, or put blind eye on land grabbing from the Dayaks, or neutralise your own fellow Dayak just like netralising Buah Kepayang etc.

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