1. GCP Brunei:
Culture
Group Members:
Gabriel, Daniel, Ek Hern, Sophia, Shasha, Mirah, Nate
2. Subject: Culture
Let’s meet the group members :-)
Leader : Gabriel
Co-leader: Sophia Rashid
Cameraman: Ek Hern & Mirah
Writer: Daniel & Nate
IT Support : Shasha
3. Essential questions
What is culture?
What is Bruneian culture about?
What are the challenges to preserving culture?
4. Essential questions answers
Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of
people, defined by everything from language, religion,
cuisine, social habits, music and arts.
The culture of Brunei is very similar to Malay
cultures, influenced by demographic makeup of the
country.
Modernization is the main challenge in preserving
culture.
5. Interview Questions
1. Do people start weaving young? When did you
start weaving?
2. What material do you use to weave?
3. Is it difficult to weave? Can you improve?
6. Answers from our interviewee
1. Yes, I started at age 7.
2. I use Daun Napuh.
3. Yes, but once you slowly progress further you’ll get
better.
7. Culture
The people of Brunei keep
their culture very much alive
in many ways while still
embracing the future. The
houses at Kampung Ayer on
stilts, the traditional welcome
of various traditional Brunei
snacks and yet the houses all
have internet wifi, air-con etc.
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8. Rivers
Brunei culture is very closely tied
with the rivers and seas around
them. The stories like the boy who
was cursed by his mother, their
ways of fishing and crabbing and
the fact that they live on or next
to the rivers which supply their
food and drink.
The ‘Titanic of Brunei’. A
stone the shape of a ship.
9. Weaving
Bruneian culture
includes weaving.
The weaving can be
simple designs like
the cloth sample or
the intricate
patterns on the
traditional wedding
dresses.
Weaving can be hard work
especially because it takes
a long time to make even
just 1meter of cloth with
any design.
Gabriel trying out the
traditional weaving machine
10. Solutions to preserving heritage
Due to modernity, machines have now replaced most of the
old traditions of hand making the cloth as machines are fast
and efficient. The traditional methods are laborious and
and inefficient and hence many people favor machines to
hand making cloth. So, if we want to preserve the at of
weaving, there are a few possible ways to do so.
11. Solutionsthe art from
One way is to practice and learn
experienced professionals.
Secondly, we could set up weaving clubs at our schools
so as to encourage and publicize the traditional way of
weaving.
Thirdly, the most important reason that we need to
preserve culture is because culture is part of our
ancestors’ rituals. This is respectful to them and helps
us to become a better person through cultivating of
moral values.
12. Thank you for your time
Hope you enjoyed our presentation
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