Publication
The Iban of Temburong: Migration, Adaptation and Identity in Brunei Darussalam
| dc.contributor.author | Victor T. King | |
| dc.contributor.author | Magne Knudsen | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Professor Lian Kwen Fee | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Assoc. Professor Paul J. Carnegie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-10T04:00:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-10T04:00:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Iban are the most well-documented and studied of all Borneo indigenous peoples; there is a wealth of material on their language, history, social organisation and culture which can be used for comparative purposes. Yet, the Iban of Brunei are relatively under-studied. This paper is based on fieldwork on selected Iban communities in Temburong, Brunei Darussalam during research visits there between 2018 and 2021. The focus is on current developments and the ways in which the Iban have adapted to life in the sultanate and come to terms with its politico legal and socio-economic environment. The heartland of Iban society and culture is located in the neighbouring state of Malaysian Sarawak, where the Iban comprise around 30 per cent of the total population, which on current estimates amounts to about 840,000. In Brunei, the Iban are a minority population of about 20,000 and, in terms of its Constitution and the Nationality Act of 1961, they are not considered as one of the recognised indigenous populations (puak jati) of the state. Despite being marginal to the Brunei state, they have chosen to make their home here and enjoy the support and the employment opportunities that the state provides. This paper aims to fill a gap in Iban Studies by providing recent data on the Temburong Iban’s social organisation, economic activities and cultural identity in conjunction with their responses to their minority status in Brunei. It is also an ethnographic prelude to a prospective major study of the Iban of Brunei. | |
| dc.format.extent | 64 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.ubd.edu.bn/handle/123456789/3621 | |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 65 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Iban (Bornean people)—Brunei—Temburong District | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Ethnology—Brunei | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Acculturation—Brunei | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Migration, Internal—Brunei | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Ethnic identity—Brunei | |
| dc.title | The Iban of Temburong: Migration, Adaptation and Identity in Brunei Darussalam | |
| dc.type | Working Paper | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |
