Tag: indigenous

• If This Makes You Uncomfortable, You Should Ask Yourself Why

  

  This piece is not written about you. It is written to you. This is addressed to everyone across Southeast Asia, particularly to those who benefit from dominant historical narratives and feel unsettled when indigenous communities seek to reclaim histories that were marginalised, softened, or rewritten. To you, who insist you are not racist, who genuinely…

  The Indigenous Narrative

  January 5, 2026

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  singapore, southeast asia, history, indigenous people, ASEAN, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, indigenous, politics, education

• Not Racist, Just Indigenous: Why We Should No Longer Stay Silent

  

  In Southeast Asia, silence is often mistaken for harmony. We are taught that keeping quiet preserves social cohesion, that raising difficult truths risks destabilising multicultural societies, and that speaking too plainly about history or power makes one divisive. In countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, silence is frequently framed as the price of peace. But…

  The Indigenous Narrative

  December 31, 2025

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  history, indigenous, indigenous people, politics, southeast asia, the indigenous narrative

• Echoes of The Indigenous Narrative: Our Story Begins Here

  

  For centuries, the voices of Southeast Asia’s first peoples have echoed through its forests, islands, and seas, yet their stories remain unheard. The Indigenous Narrative was created to change that. Southeast Asia is a region overflowing with diversity, heritage, and culture. From its mist-covered highlands to its vast archipelagos, this land has always been home…

  The Indigenous Narrative

  November 3, 2025

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  ASEAN, culture, heritage, history, indigenous, indigenous people, Indonesia, Malaysia, singapore, southeast asia, Thailand, the indigenous narrative, travel, writing