Open AccessThe Melanau Fisherman
Author(s) -
Christina Yin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
etropic
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 1448-2940
DOI - 10.25120/etropic.17.2.2018.3599
Subject(s) - indigenous , ethnic group , fishing , geography , ethnology , genealogy , socioeconomics , gender studies , history , sociology , political science , anthropology , ecology , law , biology
The Melanau people are an indigenous ethnic group living in the coastal wetlands in the southwestern region of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Mukah, famed as the Melanau heartland, is a small town known for its fishing and sago industries. Set in Mukah, this short story tells the tale of two Melanau sisters faced with an unexpected change in their family circumstances leading to a clash of gender, extended family, culture and occupation.