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Aboriginal People (Orang Asli in Malay) is a term to describe for any indigenous groups that found in Peninsular Malaysia. Malay language is knows as “Orang Asli” The Batek, ' Kampung Pangan Orang Asli Village near Boh Tea Estate and aborigines village near Sungai Ruil at Tanah Rata are the two famous aborigines villages in Cameron Highlands among many aborigines villages in the highlands. Orang Asli live in a government settlement some of them have a permanent centre. Settlements are non-permanent or semi-permanent or the mobility populations move around the forest all year round except during the rainy season and they built temporary camps. They often build village near the head-water. Blowpipe hunting, hunting by hand, fishing and collecting are their life activities. Animals hunted include Squirrels, birds rodents, bats, lizards, wild cats, civet, different species of monkeys, gibbons, siamangs, vegetarian monkeys, tortoises and turtles, porcupine, monitor lizard, reticulated python, pangolin, large bamboo rat, bear, gaur, wild boar, tapir and many species of fish are caught. The men hunt wild boar, deer and bear, while women catch tortoises, monitor lizards and porcupines though they also help make and inspect the wild boar traps in the fields. Some of them never eat buffalo, chicken or goat but they do exchange them for game, and occasionally sell them. Orang Asli around Cameron highlands dependent on forest resources for their livelihood, include mountain rice, maize, tubers, manioc, sweet potato, taro, yams, fruits, sweet bananas, plantains, marrows and vegetables. Alcoholic beverages are prepared with the fruit. They always keep a fire going against mosquitoes. Orang Asli stay beside the main road of Cameron highlands now more dependence on commercial foodstuffs like rice, flour, sugar bought in shops. These products are usually bought on credit and paid for with forest products like rattan, resin, essential oil, honey etc. Rations include rice, sugar, cooking oil also provided by the JOA (Jambatan Orang Asli).
Aboriginnes divided into three tribes and each group separates to sub-groups sociologically:
Cameron Cameron Highlands - Aborigines I Cameron Highlands Agro technology Park I Cameron Highlands Boh Tea Plantation I Cameron Highlands Butterfly Farm I Cameron Highlands Butterfly Garden I Cameron Highlands Bee Farm (Honey Bee Apiary Kea Farm), Bee Farm (Habu) I Cameron Highlands Cactus Point I Cameron Highlands Cactus Valley I Cameron Highlands Golf Course I Cameron Highlands Hot Spring (Way to Gua Msang) I Cameron Highlands Kuala Woh (Tapah Road miles 7) I Cameron Highlands Jungle Trekking I Cameron Highlands Lata Iskandar Waterfall (Tapah Road 7 miles) I Cameron Highlands - Mountain Hiking I Cameron Highlands Multi Crops Market I Cameron highlands Night Market ( Brinchang Pasar Malam ) I Cameron Highlands Parit Falls I Cameron Highlands Boh tea centre I Cameron Highlands Rafflesia I Cameron Highlands Robinson Falls I Cameron Highlands - Rose Centre and Rose Valley I Cameron Highlands Sam Poh Temple I Cameron Highlands Sungai Palas Boh Tea Centre I Cameron Highlands - Strawberry Farms I Cameron Highlands Taman Unc Sam I Cameron Highlands Time Tunnel I Cameron Highlands - Tea House I Cameron Highlands KasiManis Strawberry Farm I Cameron highlands Flowers farm I Cameron highlands Tea Plantation Mountain I Cameron Highlands Vegetable farm I Cameron Highlands Other adventure place. Ringlet, Tanah Rata, Bertam Valley, Brinchang, Kea Farm, Trangkap, Kuala Terla, Kampung Raja, Blue Valley, Habu Area, Sungai Palas Village. Things to buy and eat : Cameron highlands fresh flower. Cameron highlands dry flower, Cameron highlands everlasting flower. Cameron highlands handicraft, Cameron highlands local products, souvenir, strawberry, tea, honey, stream both, vegetablles, tomato, Visit Cameron Hope you enjoy your Cameron Highlands Destination, see you there. |
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