Yeah‼️ SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 is exciting to urge all of you to celebrating the vibrant & unique indigenous ethnic group, Kelabits Culture originally from Bario, Miri, Sarawak through ~ The Kelabits Live In Kuala Lumpur ~ 29 Oct & 30 Oct 2022 at Ground Floor Boulevard, Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (KL). It aims to promote Bario, Sarawak as a tourist attraction, also to bring awareness & educate the public about this little known & colorful indigenous group of less than 7K people in Malaysia 🇲🇾 So, spend your weekend with Kelabits tribes 💕
The event started with “Kapam” means “Hello, how are you ❓⁉️ ” greeting in Kelabits language as shared by Datin Pearl Masna 🧑🏻🦳, the Chairman of this event organising committee & Dr Anil Andre Ratos, the Chairman of Foundation for the Indigenous Arts in their welcome & opening speeches respectively. Then, the event was officiated by Yg Berusaha Puan Zubaidah Binti Mukhtar 🧕🏼, Head Director (Ketua Pengarah) Istana Budaya, a representative of YB Dato Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) with presence of Mr Joachim Babo 👨🏻💼, the First Secretary of Australian High Commission by using the weaved rotan rice tapis tool, a Kelabits tradition 👍🏻
The sustainability awareness messaging from this event is to remain core of own culture & identity
It’s important to reviving & preserving our heritage & culture for future generations
This event was organized by the Foundation for the Indigenous Arts (Aka Yayasan Kesenian Orang Asli (YKOA)), a non-profit foundation established in 2002 under the Companies Commission of Malaysia & governed by a board of directors. It primarily working with preservations of arts & culture to ensure that wellbeing, community health & sustainability are go hand in hand. It raises funding & targets the impactful projects to improving indigenous livelihoods. The main sponsors of this meaningful heritage sustainability event are Ministry of Tourism Malaysia & Australian High Commission, Malaysia
SiennyLovesDrawing had a golden chance to have a chat with Dr Anil 👨🏽💼, the Chairman of YKOA, who is passionate to continue his late dad legacy as one of the 1st few strong advocate of indigenous heritage ie. Must have indigenous heritage as a permanent place in Malaysia heritage. Dr Anil has reminded all about each own root, he said that “I always remember my root & I’m educate my kid as well”. Dr Anil actually already started to involve his 5️⃣ years old son 🧒🏻 in preserving indigenous heritage by getting him as a Master to present the welcome bead necklace named Kabo to each of the guests of honoured at this event, absolutely a great education way practiced 👏🏻👍🏻 Dr Anil also shared that he is planning a Medical camp trip in Nov/ Dec 2022 as part of his continuous efforts to build a medical framework to address the medical needs & supports for the elderly Kelabits which approximately 40% of this tribe communities. If SiennyLovesDrawing is being invited to be part of this medical camp, she will then share more about it
Datin Pearl Masna 🧑🏻🦳, the Chairman of this event organising committee was one of the 1️⃣st Kelabits who venture out of Bario & participate actively in promoting Sarawak culture & dance under the Sarawak State Government. With many accolades in charity work, she joined this foundation to help promote indigenous people as she herself understands the need to raise awareness of the various beautiful cultures & diversity of Malaysians
At the end of the event, SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 also had a lovely chance to have a chat with Datin & she got inspired by her proud vibe of being a Kelabits herself. Datin has expressed her happiness to see this event has materialised & felt grateful of the supports received. Datin told that if without continuous initiatives & activities to promote the heritage & cultures of Kelabits, she foresees it may lost in the future for the next generations
Datin also shared some of her heritage sustainability efforts are getting some volunteers to teach them the traditional Kelabits dances & beading skills, also invited the older Kelabits communities to share their experiences & skills in audio format, also trying her best to have Kelabits performances to be presented in various states within Malaysia 🇲🇾 During the lockdown, Dating occupied herself by beading to stipulate her brain 🧠 & made lots of pearl for charity purposes with the Kelabits beading
She kept welcoming all to visit Bario, Sarawak especially not to miss the Bario Food Festival aka Pesta Nukenen that usually happening in the last weekend of July annually 🤗💕 Ohh ya..Datin has taught SiennyLovesDrawing some additional Kelabits language, really a pleasant friendly met & catch up with Datin 💕
- Wih Doo Buluh Iko means I love you
- Sinah means Aunty
- Tepu means Grandma
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Malaysia’s diverse races & cultures makes it beautiful & culturally diverse. By highlighting the mysterious indigenous folks adds flair & depth to Malaysia’s 🇲🇾 inclusivity & diversity, yes ✅, truly making an impact to promoting Malaysia Tourism 👍🏻
The event program is scheduled 2️⃣ sessions in a day ie. 12pm-2pm & 4pm-6pm respectively with 🔟 dancers (Chosen out of 30 dancers & average aged 40+) , 2️⃣ music players & 4️⃣ supporting staff from Bario, Sarawak to be at ~ The Kelabits Live In Kuala Lumpur ~
Each displaying the dancing prowess & grace of the Kelabits represented by the Rurum Kelabit dancers. Performances like the ‘Makasor’ or ‘long dance’ are often performed to welcome visitors to the longhouse & the Kelabits always love welcoming visitors because getting into Bario is never easy
Other dances include the Arang Iyap & Arang Rinuh which have delicate movements showing their interaction with the nature & people. There will be solo performances with the Rurum performers donning their traditional Sapa Arit with its headdress
Yeah‼️ The event continues with amazing Kelabits dance & music performances, enjoy max 👏🏻👍🏻
✅ Arang Mekasor (Welcoming Long Dance)
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Apart from the amazing dance & music performances, there are various of workshops available at the event too
Do check out her happy TikTok clip captured via 📹🌐
So, you may curious who are Kelabits❓⁉️
Kelabits ethnic is 1️⃣ of Malaysia’s smallest & most secluded indigenous tribes. The Kelabits are the indigenous Dayaks of the Bario highlands. Bario is well known for its Bario fragrance rice 🌾🍚, sweet pineapple 🍍, cinnamon, salt, beads & soap. While the Bario highlands’ cold weather & naturehiking trails are the main attraction to promote it for Malaysia tourism
This 2️⃣-day event in KL aims to display & promote their colorful culture & heritage. Also to highlight Bario & Sarawak as a tourist destination in Malaysia 🇲🇾 with the bold displays of the mist-soaked beautiful highlands, villages & holiday homes that traverse it
The Kelabits bring a culture that has been long secluded high in the mountain ⛰️ tops, their ornate dances tell a story of the natural fauna 🌳🌱🌿 cohabitating with their village while their warrior shows depict the fierce battles, they once faced displaying bravado & prowess. Not to forget their Sape instruments soothes all & cleanses the soul as the string instrument resonates through the single bole of white wood 🪵
The Kelabits are a close-knit community, noted for their cheerful, industrious & refined nature & generous hospitality. Family life & friendships are highly valued in their society. They hail from Bario in Northeast Sarawak, Malaysia 🇲🇾 Lying 1K meters above sea level in the remote Kelabit Highlands ⛰️🌳🌳, accessible only by air transport ✈️ & a windy mud road. 16 Kelabit villages are located within this highland tableland, while 4 other villages are located in the lower parts along the tributaries of the Baram River 🏞️
Sarawak is the only 1️⃣ state in Malaysia that SiennyLovesDrawing yet to travel & visit itDefinitely she will be there 1️⃣ day to explore the beautiful vibrant & unique indigenous ethnic groups near future, perhaps to start with Kelabits heritage & culture discovery at Bario, Miri 👩🏻💕🇲🇾
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