This chapter studies how the indigenous tribes in Sarawak are using social media to highlight topics pertaining to structural issues related to their native titles - that is, their Native Customary Rights - and traditional land dispossession, particularly by loggers. The Sarawak government often takes a hostile and legalistic attitude towards native claims to land. However, social media provides an alternative narrative to the official version of land disputes and, perhaps more importantly, provides a space for support and comradery among similar groups fighting for their respective native titles around the world. In particular, this chapter provides an overview of how indigenous groups in Sarawak utilise Facebook as a space for resistance, advocacy and political interaction.

Item Type:	Research Book Chapter
Keywords:	Sarawak, native customary rights, native titles, indigenous people, deforestation, social media
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Political science
Research Field:	Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific
Objective Division:	Law, Politics and Community Services
Objective Group:	Government and politics
Objective Field:	Political systems
UTAS Author:	Chin, J (Professor James Chin)
ID Code:	155351
Year Published:	2023
Deposited By:	Politics and International Relations
Deposited On:	2023-02-15
Last Modified:	2023-02-15
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