TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Indigenous Communities of Malaysia (ICM)
Day Time Activities
1 0800-1700 Arrival & Accommodation Check-in
2 0800-1700 Ice Breaking & UKM Campus Tour
0800-1700 Introduction to Malaysian culture and lifestyle
3
2000-2100 College Briefing
0830-0945 Registration
0945-1000 Introduction to UKM
1000-1015 Programme Briefing
Session 1:
i. Being indigenous in Multicultural Malaysia
1015-1315
ii. Socio Cultural Practices, Issues & Challenges of Orang Asli in
4 Peninsula Malaysia
1315-1400 Lunch
Session 2:
i. Economic Empowerment of Indigenous Youth.
1400-1700
ii. Ethnography and a Qualitative Study of Indigenous People in
Malaysia
1700-1800 Lecture on Safety and First Aid
Session 3:
0900-1230 i. Cultural Relativity and Sensitivity
ii. The Natives of Sabah & Sarawak
1230-1400 Lunch
Session 4:
i. Group Activities – Library Search on Indigenous communities of
5 Malaysia
ii. Group Presentation 1: Understand the Indigenous Communities;
Belief System and Religion
1400-1700
Family and Kinship
Economic
Leadership and Politics
Arts
Social and Cultural Changes
6 0900-1700 Session 5: Visit to Mah Meri Cultural Village
Session 6:
i. Visit to Museum of Orang Asli, Gombak
7 0900-1700
ii. Visit to Hospital Orang Asli, Gombak- attend briefing conducted by
representatives from HOAG, followed by a tour
8 0900-1700 Writing Individual Assignment
Day Time Activities
0700-1400 Depart to Kampung Ampang Woh, Tapah. Perak
Session 7: Experience the Indigenous life in Ampang Woh, Tapah.
Perak
1400-1730 Briefing on Ampang Woh and the community
Interaction with community (Q&A)
Meeting with host family
9 1730-1930 Dinner: Preparing dinner with the community at Community Hall
1930-2100 Rest
Session 8:
i. Briefing by the community’s leader
2100-2230 The taboos (Dos and Don’ts)
Bonding with Family
Preparing for the following activities
Session 9: Learning the Indigenous Economic Activities. Activity with
the Host Family;
0800-1300 Collecting Petai & Jering
Traditional Farming
Hunting and Fishing
1300-1400 Lunch with Host Family
Session 10: Learning the Indigenous Economic Activities. Activity with
Host Family;
10 Preparing the product (petai, jering, fish and farm products) for
1400-1700 marketing.
Interview the community
Group Presentation 2: Issues and Challenges in Traditional Village
1700-2030 Dinner at Community Hall
2030-2100 Rest
Session 11: Group Presentation 2 – Issues and Challenges in
2100-2230
Traditional Village.
Session 12: Visit to Significant Historical Site in Ampang Woh;
0800-1200 Explanation by the community leaders
Interview the community
11
1200-1400 Lunch
1400-1700 Depart to UKM
Session 13: Visit Temuan Abo Craft, Ulu Chembong, Rembau. Negeri
Sembilan
12 0800-1700
Group Presentation 3: Issues and Challenges in Sub-Urban Setting
13 0800-1700 Writing Individual Assignment
Day Time Activities
0700-1300 Depart to Kuala Tahan, Taman Negara, Pahang
1300-1400 Lunch
Arrival at Kuala Tahan, Pahang – Assemble at Jetty
Introduction to Taman Negara: Taman Negara Guided Trekking from
1400-1700
Park Headquarters to Canopy Jetty
Boat Ride & Rapid Shootings to Jeram Dedari. (100% Wet)
14 Arrival at Bateq Jungle Hut & Check-In
Official briefing by Taman Negara Nature Guide
1700-1900
Interaction with the Batek’s leaders and host family + start fire
demonstration
Dinner & Free time for students to approach and mingle with the
1900-2230
community
2230-2300 Sharing session & Program briefing for next day
0700-0800 Breakfast
Session 13: Explore the life of the Batek – Forest People of Taman
Negara. Activities- Setting up a new settlement:
0800-1400 Collecting and gathering materials for the construction of Batek’s
haya’ (lean-to)
Collecting firewood for new settlement.
15
1200-1430 Start a small fire and preparing food for lunch
Activities continued - Setting up a new settlement:
1430-1730
Building a proper haya’ under the guidance of the Batek’s leaders.
1730-2030 Rest & Dinner
2030-2300 Discussion for group presentation & Rest
0700-0830 Breakfast
Session 14 : Group Presentation 4 – Issues and Challenges within
the Forest Reserve: Livelihood and Survival
0830-1200 Handing over ceremony - presenting the completed haya’ to host
16 families
Check out and Boat ride to Kuala Tahan
Arrive at Kuala Tahan Jetty
1230-1400
Lunch & Depart to UKM
0800-1200 Cultural Dance Training
17
1200-1700 Writing an Individual Assignment
0800-1030 Submission of Individual Assignment
18
1430-1700 Get together / Closing Ceremony
19 0800-1700 Check-out and depart to KLIA
