Pembinaan dan Perkembangan Konsep Native di Borneo Utara pada Zaman Kolonial

This article is about the formation of the concept native as was used in North Borneo during the colonial period and the changes it underwent. Historical sources are used for the discussion. The Colonial administration used the word native in the population census taken every ten years from 1891 until 1960, except during the 1940’s because of the Japanese occupation. The word was also mentioned in various Ordinances that were implemented by the administration until its dissolution in 1963. The way the colonial administration made the categorization in the census and the definitions of the concept in the Ordinances were not set, but rather it differed through the whole colonial period. Using historical sources, this article argues that it is important to seek a perspective of the colonial situation in its various social contexts, depending on the country or area involved. The fact that the colonial government built colonial knowledge in a certain place does not necessarily mean that we will encounter the same knowledge in all places in the same way.