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The Nurse Practitioner
My first aerial reconnaissance in 1974 included a stop at Tasik Chini. We landed in
a clearing right in front of the health center (Fig. 1). Several children quickly came
out to see us (Fig. 13). They were amazed by it all. After landing, the nurse practitioner (Fig. 14) showed me around the Tasik Chini compound. We had a good visit
and enjoyed watching the children, who were captivated by the helicopter. The
nurse practitioner shared her thoughts about Orange Asli child mortality and the
average age of the Orang Asli that she was familiar with. She noted that most of the
Orang Asli, who initially came to the Chini reservation, would leave again.
While I observed several Orang Asli huts (homes) within a several mile radius of
Tasik Chini, there were not many permanent residences at the Chini reservation
itself. I noted that the reservation had a few government structures (Fig. 15), but an
absence of sustained yield gardens, which might explain why the Orang Asli had to
leave in order to produce food in the traditional way.
Helping the Orang Asli Collectively
In 1975, my wife Sheila and I were scheduled to take a brief vacation back to the
United States. The same week we were to fly home, I had arranged to take another
survey of the Orang Asli people in and around the Tasik Chini area. I hired an Orang
Fig. 12 Orang Asli homes in the forest, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
A. Abee
The Nurse Practitioner
My first aerial reconnaissance in 1974 included a stop at Tasik Chini. We landed in
a clearing right in front of the health center (Fig. 1). Several children quickly came
out to see us (Fig. 13). They were amazed by it all. After landing, the nurse practitioner (Fig. 14) showed me around the Tasik Chini compound. We had a good visit
and enjoyed watching the children, who were captivated by the helicopter. The
nurse practitioner shared her thoughts about Orange Asli child mortality and the
average age of the Orang Asli that she was familiar with. She noted that most of the
Orang Asli, who initially came to the Chini reservation, would leave again.
While I observed several Orang Asli huts (homes) within a several mile radius of
Tasik Chini, there were not many permanent residences at the Chini reservation
itself. I noted that the reservation had a few government structures (Fig. 15), but an
absence of sustained yield gardens, which might explain why the Orang Asli had to
leave in order to produce food in the traditional way.
Helping the Orang Asli Collectively
In 1975, my wife Sheila and I were scheduled to take a brief vacation back to the
United States. The same week we were to fly home, I had arranged to take another
survey of the Orang Asli people in and around the Tasik Chini area. I hired an Orang
Fig. 12 Orang Asli homes in the forest, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
A. Abee