The purpose of this study was to explore the Orang Asli Indigenous Knowledge and Practice of Green Technology (IKPGT) at selected settlements in Peninsular Malaysia. A case study  with ‘multiple cases and multiple sites’ was used as the research design. The five domains of IKPGT  identified in this study, i.e., medicine, food, music, forestry, and handicraft were derived from  the two models, namely, An Integrated Model of Indigenous Economy, Social World and Ecosystems and  First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model. Both these models were selected because they  contained the relevant variables for this study. Interview protocols, observations and document  analyses were used to obtain the qualitative data. Ten informants from Mah Meri, Semai, Temuan,  Bateq dan Semaq Beri were involved in the interviews. The interviews were video and audio-taped,  transcribed in verbatim, analyzed, and imported into Atlas.ti software for data processing. The  findings showe.....

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Transmission and Documentation of Orang Asli Indigenous Knowledge in ‘Green Technology’ for Sustainable Development in Malaysia Regina Lambin, Norwaliza Abdul Wahab, Goh Swee Choo Faculty of Education and Human Development, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Malaysia Ramlee Mustapha Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Malaysia Ramle Abdullah Faculty of General Study and Continuing Education, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Roslin Md Sharif Film Director, Seven Crew Production, 48000 Rawang, Malaysia Abstract This study aims to preserve and document the corpus of Orang Asli Indigenous Knowledge in ‘Green Technology’ (IKGT). This knowledge is at risk of being lost due to the impact of colonization, habitat destruction and modernization. Indigenous knowledge of Orang Asli is naturalistic and environmentally friendly which is used to reduce the human impact on t.....

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