Background of Senoi aka The Dream People

Their ancestors are believed to have arrived from southern Thailand about 4,500 years ago. During the Malayan Emergency, the guerrilla war fought from 1948 to 1960 a small fighting force, the Senoi Praaq was created, which is now part of the General Operations Force of the Royal Malaysia Police.

The Senoi (also spelled Sengoi and Sng'oi) are a set of Malaysian Hunter-gatherers classified as Orang Asli or the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli classification and widely distributed across the peninsula. The Senois speak various branches of Aslian languages which in turn a branch of Austroasiatic languages, many of them are also bilingual in the national language, Malaysian.

Orang Asli is a general term used for any indigenous groups that are found in Peninsular Malaysia. They are divided into three main tribal groups: Negrito, Senoi, and Orang Malayu Asli.  Negrito is usually found in the north, Senoi in the centre, and Orang Malayu Asli in the southern part of the Peninsula. The Orang Asli are not a homogeneous group.  Each has its own language and culture, and perceives itself as different from the others. 
At the Cameron Highlands we'll find the Senoi , the dream people. The word "Senoi" means "human being" or "person". In the past the Senoi were long called "saki" by the Malaysians, which means "bestial aborigine" or "slave." Senoi often were captured by Malaysians and sold as slaves.

Now most of them live in the Cameron Highlands. They collect insects and butterflies, carve blowpipes, weave baskets for the highlands tourist market, or sell one or two unusual souvenir items at the roadside near their homes. Some of them are working on the plantations. Sometimes they are living on the plantations in the Cameron Highlands.

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