Origins Of Kadazandusun

According to academic sources, there are 5 theories about the origins of the Dusun in Sabah.

1) The Dusun are believed to be from Indo-Malayan clan from southern China to Southeast Asian countries (T.R. Williams: 1955.)
In their study, social scientists and historians take into account the physical, speech, blood group and artistic material created by the Kadazan Dusun community.

2) The origins of the Dusun were associated with the migration of Mongols, Chinese or Kanchin and Annamese from Myanmar (Ivor H.N.Evans: 1923 and T.R.Williams:1965) .

3) The Kadazandusun are a Chinese hybrid (Ivor H.N. 1923 and Owen Rutter: 1965).

4) The Kadazandusun are the descendants of the ancient Cave of Madai.

5) Say these people originally from the Bunun
However the truth of this myth is only supported by the traditional Dusun community.

Following the inclusion of monotheism, especially in Islam and Christianity, the present generation is more logistic and has set aside traditional myths about their metaphysical origins. The term dusun (the Malay language of Brunei stands for the garden) is used by the Brunei during the sultanate of the Brunei dominates the west coast of northern Borneo. Dusun refers to ethnic farmers in the interior, especially those who cultivate rice fields.

Since the inception of colonialism in 1865 and the spread of monotheism among the Dusun community since the 1970s, the way the Dusun people lived began to change. However, there are still valuable treasures, this refers to the traditional way of life customs, traditional belief systems, culture and so on including from the point of art.
Art is one of the aspects of eternal and preserved heritage that is now due to its application into everyday life. It is easy to apply in the life of the Dusun community until now because it does not require a tough process, furthermore this aspect of art can be followed easily and rarely contradicts. The monotheistic religion law adopted by the village community
After some time, the wave of migration out of the Nunuk Ragang took place. Population pressure causes some groups to come out to find more fertile soils for planting.
The largest ethnic groups are the Dusun tribes, which are one-third of the population of Dusun living in the west coast such as Penampang, Papar, Tuaran, Kiulu, Tamparuli, Tenghilan, Kota Belud, hill valley in Ranau, Tambunan and Keningau are farmers traditions of paddy fields, rice fields and vegetable vegetables.

Some of them hunt and catch fish in the river. They are mostly located around the valley of the west coast and inland.Usually the community of subetnik mentioned above comes from a particular area eg: Kimaragang in Kota Marudu district, Lotud in Tuaran district, rivers in Kinabatangan district, Sugut, Paitan and Pitas.
Most Kadazan-Dusun followers embrace Christianity and partly adheres to the religion of Islam. For tributaries living in the Pitas region, they embrace Islam while other areas of the region such as the river's crew follow other