POTENSI PELANCONGAN ORANG ASAL ETNIK BAJAU DI PULAU MABUL DAN PULAU LARAPAN, SABAH
INDIGENOUS TOURISM POTENTIAL OF THE BAJAU ETHNIC GROUP IN MABUL AND LARAPAN ISLANDS, SABAH
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v6i6.984Keywords:
pelancongan orang asal, etnik Bajau, Sabah, warisan budaya, pengetahuan tradisional, komuniti pulauAbstract
Pelancongan Orang Asal semakin diiktiraf sebagai pemangkin kelestarian budaya dan pemerkasaan komuniti, khususnya bagi masyarakat Bajau di Pulau Mabul dan Pulau Larapan, Sabah yang memiliki warisan maritim dan budaya yang unik. Kajian ini bertujuan menilai tahap pengetahuan komuniti terhadap warisan budaya Bajau serta meneroka potensi Pelancongan Orang Asal yang boleh dibangunkan secara inklusif dan lestari. Reka bentuk kuantitatif digunakan melalui edaran soal selidik kepada 30 orang responden (15 dari Pulau Mabul, 15 dari Pulau Larapan) dengan skala Likert 1–5, dan data dianalisis menggunakan min dan sisihan piawai. Dapatan menunjukkan tahap pengetahuan budaya yang tinggi, khususnya di Pulau Mabul, contohnya pengetahuan terhadap makanan tradisional Sagol dan Kilau mencatatkan min=4.86 (SP=0.51), manakala Penjaram min=4.73 (SP=1.03); sebaliknya di Pulau Larapan, pengetahuan terhadap Sagol lebih rendah dan tidak sekata (min=3.80, SP=1.78), manakala elemen lain seperti Kilau dan Penjaram masih berada pada tahap tinggi (min=4.26). Elemen budaya lain seperti kraftangan (tikar pandan, replika lepa-lepa), tarian tradisional (Igal-Igal, Daling-Daling), Regatta Lepa serta pakaian tradisi (Ala Bimbang dan Badu) juga mencatatkan min melebihi 4.0 di kedua-dua pulau, dengan nilai lebih konsisten di Mabul. Walau bagaimanapun, dapatan turut menunjukkan keterlibatan yang masih terhad dalam aktiviti pelancongan yang lebih formal dan komersial, di samping kekangan sosioekonomi seperti pendapatan rendah dan akses pendidikan terhad. Secara keseluruhannya, kajian ini mengesahkan bahawa komuniti Bajau mempunyai potensi besar untuk pembangunan Pelancongan Orang Asal berasaskan komuniti, dengan syarat mereka diperkasa melalui latihan, sokongan infrastruktur dan promosi yang lebih strategik, di samping penyelidikan lanjutan dengan skop komuniti yang lebih luas dan penggunaan kaedah campuran.
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