Posted by Maimie Scott, on September 16th, 2009%
After a troublesome start to the presentation because of technological problems, Amde Sidik, a prominent Kadayan, gave a talk about his people – not the one he had planned to give, but no less interesting for that.
The Kadayans, a gentle, rather shy people, are to be found in Borneo; in the areas of Sabah and Sarawak closest to Brunei, and in Brunei itself where approximately 31% of the population is Kadayan. There is a small representation in the island of Penang, but the language there has been lost. Continue reading Review: The Kadayan – Dr Amde Sidik
Posted by Maimie Scott, on September 15th, 2009%
Tan Sri Herman Luping’s talk on the background to the renewed Kadazandusun controversy was fascinating. Firstly, there is no such person as a Kadazandusun. Both the Kadazans and the Dusuns can trace their ancestry back to Nunuk Ragang – The Red Banyan Tree – the site of which is near Telupid in the centre of the State. The term Kadazan (The People), has been used since Nunuk Ragang times to distinguish them from the animals and the semi divine parents of legend, Kinoingan and Suminundu. Continue reading Review: Indigenous Ethnic Communities of Sabah: The Kadazandusun
Posted by Peter Pike, on September 8th, 2009%
The latest art exhibition at the Secretariat will open on Tuesday 15th September, showcasing the work of Mrs Tina Rimmer, The Sabah Society’s only Honorary Member.
Mrs Rimmer has spent many hours sketching from life for more than forty years. Many of these drawings and paintings were completed during the seventies and eighties at the weekly Tamu in Tamparuli (when the huge rain trees still provided shelter from the weather) Continue reading New Art Exhibition by Honorary Member – Tina Rimmer
After a troublesome start to the presentation because of technological problems, Amde Sidik, a prominent Kadayan, gave a talk about his people – not the one he had planned to give, but no less interesting for that.
