REMAINING INDIGENOUS Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia in the context of current Political, Economic and Technological Developments Colin Nicholas Resource paper presented at the 2nd Regional Network on Indigenous Peoples (RNIP) Workshop and Intervision Meeting, a joint-inititaive of Isabella State University, the Philippines and Leiden University, the Netherlands. Environmental Information Centre (EIC) Building, Isabela State …
Indigenous Spirituality and GOVERNANCE Colin Nicholas Paper commisioned by the Just World Trust (JUST) and the Konrad Adeneur Foundation (KAF). Published in Chandra Muzaffar (ed.) (2009), Arah Publications, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 17-26. A pre-publication copy was published in Indigenous Perspectives, Volume 8, No. 1, 2006, pp. 43-50. Unlike the other authors in this volume, I must declare that, …
The State of ORANG ASLI EDUCATION and its Root Problems This article represents a part of a longer consultancy report entitled “Orang Asli: Rights, Problems, Solutions” prepared in July 2006 for the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). To read the PDF version of the part on education, click here.
ACTING ON THE KNOWLEDGE Seeking Recognition for Malaysia’s Orang Asal Colin Nicholas Keynote Address presented at the “National Conference on Communities, Cultures and Change in Malaysia – Indigeneity, Identity and Social Transformation”, organised by the Kadazandusun Chair and the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 6-7 December 2005. My sincere thanks to the School of …
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THE LAW ON NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT as it affects the Orang Asli Colin Nicholas Paper presented at the UNDP-RIPP/PACOS workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resource Management Laws, 10 November 2005, Donggongon, Sabah This paper attempts to demonstrate that while the various laws affecting Orang Asli rights to their traditional lands and resources may not be explicit …
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The following represents a handout taken largely from pages 46 to 51 of The Orang Asli and the Contest for Resources. It was meant to accompany a power-point presentation that dwelt more on the conference theme of “Survival of Modern Living” (sic), the main speaking points of which are appended below. My participation in the conference was due to a very …
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WHO CAN PROTECT THE FOREST BETTER? Pitching Orang Asli against Professionals in Protected Area Management in Peninsular Malaysia Colin Nicholas Paper presented at the International Symposium on Eco-Human Interactions in Tropical Forests organized by the Japan Society of Tropical Ecology (JASTE), Kyoto University, 13-14 June 2005. Keywords: protected area management, eco-colonialism, indigenous participation, indigenous rights, co-management. …
THE MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY CELEBRATES Campaign brochure of JOANGOHutan The Network of Indigenous Peoples Organisations and NGOs on Forest Issues in Malaysia. The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) tells us they can certify our timber to be legal. The timber may not have been sourced from a sustainable forest or in a sustainable manner. The timber may …
CERTIFYING THE OIL PALM PLANTATION BUSINESS and protecting indigenous peoples rights Colin Nicholas Summary of invited presentation at the Public Forum on Sustainable Palm Oil 6 January 2005, Kuala Lumpur. First, it is important to appreciate that the one distinctive feature that differentiates indigenous peoples from others is their special attachment to their traditional territories. …
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ORANG ASLI LAND RIGHTS UPHELD The Sagong Tasi Case Colin Nicholas Published in Aliran Monthly, Vol. 25 (8), 2005, pp. 37-40. The verdict shows that there is enough in our local laws to protect the rights of the marginalsed and the oppressed – if we only want to! On Monday, 19 September 2005, a loud, thunderous …
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