The lives of the Orang Asli people naturally depend on the land and natural resources. The dependence of this community on land and natural resources is high and importants in meeting the needs of life such as housing, finding food sources, income, and so on. It also shapes their worldview toward cultural, social, and economic systems. The existence concept of owned land refers to perennial land inherited through generations from ancestors to be looked after and cultivated. However, the absence of legal ownership of their land causes the area often explored for development purposes. Therefore, this study was carried out to explain the concept of owned land and the status of Orang Asli land ownership. In addition, to find out the types of land owned by the Temiar Indigenous community. To achieve the objectives of this study, an ethnographic approach used involving qualitative methods. The data collection process using interview techniques, observation and document analysis. A total of ten informants were involved in this study. The results of the study found that there are traditional values and hereditary heritage existed in the concept of Orang Asli land ownership. The high dependence on land use in daily life is particular related to culture, identity and socio-economic aspects of society. Owned land is used as an area to build houses, to carry out agricultural, economic, religious activities and so on.
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