Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963 to become Malaysia.

Although the Malays are also indigenous to Malaysia, they are not categorized as indigenous peoples, because they constitute the majority and are political, economically and socially dominant.

In Indonesia, the term “Malay” (Indonesian: Melayu) is more associated with ethnic Malay than ‘Malay race’. It is mostly because Indonesia has other Native Indonesian ethnicities that have their own culture, identity, traditions and languages that are very different from coastal Malay people.

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Hinduism is the fourth largest religion in Malaysia. About 1.78 million Malaysian residents (6.3% of the total population) are Hindus, according to 2010 Census of Malaysia….By state or federal territory.

Hinduism is practiced mainly by the Indian migrants, although there are others. As of 2016, there are 30,048 Indians in Japan. Most of them are Hindus. Hindu gods are still revered by many Japanese particularly in Shingon Buddhism.

Fiji identifies people as “Indo-Fijians” if they can trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent, not only India. Hindus form about 27.9% the population of Fiji….Demographics.

Indians from all over India were initially brought to Fiji as indentured laborers to work on sugar cane plantations. Between 1879 and 1916, a total of 60,000 Indians arrived in Fiji. Approximately 25,000 of these returned to India. It has been estimated that more than 100,000 Fiji Indians have emigrated since 1987.

Hinduism is the religion of 24.8% of the population of Guyana. Guyana has the highest percentage of Hindus in the Western Hemisphere….Geographical distribution of Hindus.

Almost all indigenous Fijians are Christian, mostly Methodist. Most Indians are Hindu, though a significant minority are Muslim. About one-tenth of the population is Roman Catholic, and there is a small Assemblies of God community. Fiji: Religious affiliation Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Fijians, officially known since 2010 as iTaukei, are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands, and live in an area informally called Melanesia. Indigenous Fijians are believed to have arrived in Fiji from western Melanesia approximately 3,500 years ago, though the exact origins of the Fijian people are unknown.

Fiji is generally a safe place to travel. However, visitors to Fiji may fall victim to petty crimes such as theft or ATM skimming. Avoid walking alone at night in urban areas, particularly downtown Suva, lock your car if you have one and keep expensive valuables out of sight.

Fiji is now classified as both Polynesian and Melanesian.

Motunui

Māui (Maui) is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity and more of a folk hero. He was respected throughout most cultures of the Pacific and still is famous to this day. …

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Moana Waialiki

Moana isn’t suitable for children under the age of 8 years. We recommend parental guidance for children aged up to 10 years because of the movie’s violent and scary scenes. The main messages from this movie are to follow your dreams and be true to yourself.

The young heroine Moana wasn’t always the only child seen onscreen. She had six brothers, including one brother who tormented her and another who was wise and supportive. In these versions, Moana was the best sailor among her brothers, but still overlooked by her father, Chief Tui.