14 Chapter 2 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF MALAYSIA the Federal Government as ‘Indonesian’, ‘Sino-campuran’ (mixed Sino), ‘Filipina-campuran’ (mixed-Filipino), ‘Sarawak indigenes’ and Bugis – all considered Bumiputera, were not included in the Sabah Museum categorisation of Sabah’s indigenous peoples. 2.16 The discrepancy in naming who is indigenous (and therefore Bumiputera) and who is not is an ongoing part of a larger process of identifying who is a citizen and who is not, as Bumiputera is a political category denoting the rights for accessing entitlements associated with citizenship. NATIVES OF SARAWAK 2.17 Article 161(A) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and section 3 of the Sarawak Interpretation Ordinance (Cap 61, 2005) listed the natives of Sarawak in the Schedule as the Bidayuh or Land Dayak, Iban or Sea Dayak, Bukitan, Bisayah, Dusun, Kadayan, Kalabit, Kayan, Kenyah (including Sabup and Sipeng), Kajang (including Sekapan, Kejaman, Lahanan, Punan, Tanjong, Kanowit), Lugat, Lisum, Malay, Melanau, Murut or Lun Bawang, Penan, Sian, Tagal, Tabun and Ukit.14 14 Additionally, Article 161A(6)(a) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia States that in relation to Sarawak, ‘native’ means a person who is a citizen and either belongs to one of the races specified in Clause (7) as indigenous to the State or is of mixed blood deriving exclusively from those races. chapter 2_a4.indd 14 7/5/13 6:42 PM

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