The Problems of Kadazandusun Bumiputeraism: Promises, Privileges and Politics

Abstract

There was a time in Kadazan history when association with the term bumiputera suggested an elevated status, a special position and even to some, a dignified rank. Such a time was the mid-sixties of newlyindependent Sabah, where Kadazans enchanted by the privileges of bumiputeraism were appreciative of the appellation "sons of the soil".