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IN SARAWAK, A STATE WITHIN MALAYSIA, THE ARTS, CRAFTS AND CULTURES ARE NUMEROUS AND VARIED. OUR HERITAGE IS UNIQUE ON ACCOUNT OF OUR MULTI-RACIAL SOCIETY COMPRISING THE MOST DIVERSE ETHNIC COMPOSITION IN THE WHOLE NATION. SARAWAK HAS MORE THAN 25 ETHNIC COMMUNITIES COMPRISING THE IBAN, BIDAYUH, MALAY, MELANAU, KAYAN, KENYAH, KELABIT, KEJAMAN SEKAPAN, LAHANAN, SIHAN, UKIT AND PENAN. IN ADDITION THEY ARE CHINESE, INDONESIANS AND INDIANS. DESPITE
THIS DIVERSITY ALL THE COMMUNITIES LIVE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND HARMONY AND ARE TOLERANT OF EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES, ENABLING EACH TO MAINTAIN ITS OWN ETHNIC IDENTITY, RELIGION, CUSTOMS, LANGUAGES, BELIEFS AND TRADITIONS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN OUR RICH HERITAGE OF ARTS, CRAFTS AND CULTURES. THERE
IS THEREFORE A CONTINUOS NEED FOR EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO BE GIVEN TO NURTURE AND PRESERVE SARAWAK'S HERITAGE IN THE ARTS, CRAFTS AND CULTURE FOR OUR SOCIAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATION. THERE IS PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY IN THESE FIELDS.
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