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Tribes of Brunei Darussalam

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  • Dato Paduka Hj Basir Taha (deceased)
    Muka surat 116-117 (Ditulis oleh Dayang Hajah Rokiah binti Haji Mohd. Salleh Private ): "Dato Khamis yang disebutkan dalam lampiran Salasilah Dato Paduka Awang Haji Basir itu pernah datang ke Brunei ke...
  • Pehin Jawatan Dalam Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Professor Kehormat Dr. Haji Awang Muhammad Jamil Al-Sufri BPUK Haji Umar (1921 - 2021)
    Almarhum Pehin (28 April 1921 – 4 March 2021), pen name Wijaya,[1] was a nobleman, historian and teacher from Brunei who previously served as a member of the Royal Council, member of the Royal Successi...
  • Dato Seri Paduka Haji Marsal Maun (1913 - 2000)
    Awg Hj Marsal adalah anak kepada Maun dengan pasangannya Hajijah. Beliau dilahirkan di Kampung Pulau Ambok (sekarang dikenali sebagai Kg. Pintu Malim), Bandar Brunei pada 8 November 1913. Beliau mula b...
  • Dato Paduka Hj Muslim Hj Burut (1943 - 2021)
    Muslim bin Burut[1] (15 April 1943 – 15 June 2021), pen name Muslim Burmat, was a writer from Brunei who wrote a great deal of literature, particularly novels and short stories that are used in Brune...

I guess I have to start it off with a school project (for primary 3 students) which is based under our Nation's Philosophy; the Malay Islamic Monarchy/ (Melayu Islam Beraja), as per link below:

Resource: MELAYU ISLAM BERAJA: Puak Jatı Negara Bruneı Darussalam

To summarise, Brunei has 7 official tribes (or indigenous people of Brunei) as follows:

1. Belait
Belait people

2. Bisaya
Bisaya (Borneo)

3. Melayu Brunei
Bruneian Malays

4. Dusun
Dusun people

5. Kedayan (notables among others: Private)
Kedayan

6. Murut (notables among others: Fadlin Galawat)
Lun Bawang

7. Tutong
Tutong people

For further reference, this can also be found in wikipedia: Indigenous peoples of Brunei

Note:
There's many other tribes but then this is just based on the above school project, for simplicity purposes. anyone with more information can assist to add them if they so wish.