Quiz 3 Indigenous People in The Philippines
Quiz 3 Indigenous People in The Philippines
Quiz 3 Indigenous People in The Philippines
archaeological results.
Culture:
* non-material
* material
Negritos
● Negrito means "little black people" in Spanish.
● The Negritos are the aboriginal people of the Philippines.
● They are believed to have come to the Philippines from Mainland Asia approximately
30, 000 years ago.
Characteristics of Negritos:
● Dark skin
● Wavy hair
● Small height
Negrito Culture
● TRADITIONALLY ENGAGED IN HUNTING-GATHERING.
● THE AGTA OF NORTHERN SIERRA MADRE ARE STILL NOMADIC, WHILE THE
REST ARE SEMI-NOMADIC OR SEMI-SEDENTARY.
● HAVE LOST THEIR ORIGINAL LANGUAGES AND NOW SPEAK
LANGUAGES BORROWED FROM NEIGHBORING POPULATIONS.
Cordillera People
> Indigenous people of CAR in Northern Luzon.
> They inhabit the Gran Cordillera Central - biggest mountain range in the country.
Groups:
● Bontok
● Ibaloy
● Ifugao
● Isnag
● Itneg
● l'wak
● Kalanguya
● Kalinga
Cordillera Culture
CAR (CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION)
● CONSISTS OF VILLAGES CALLED "ILI"
● ELDERS SITTING AS A COUNCIL
● ACT AS LEADERS OF THE VILLAGE (OLDER MEN)
● TRADITIONALLY, ENDEMIC WARFARE IN AREA BECAUSE OF THE PRACTICE OF
HEAD-TAKING.
● PEACE IN MAINTAINED THROUGH BILATERAL PEACE PACTS BETWEEN
VILLAGERS.
- Called as an autonomous village because they resolve their own conflicts.
Groups:
● Alangan
● Bangon
● Buhid
● Gubatnon
● Hanunoo Mangyan
● Iraya
● Ratagnon
● Tadyawan
● Tau Buid
Traditional Subsistence
- PRIMARILY SWIDDEN AGRICULTURISTS (A.K.A. SHIFTING AGRICULTURALISTS,
SLASH-AND-BURN AGRICULTURALISTS)
- SUPPLEMENTED BY HUNTING AND GATHERING.
- SEMI-NOMADIC
- STRONG ATTACHMENT TO THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.
- GENERALLY HAVE SUSTAINABLE
- SUBSISTENCE PRACTICES ( E.G. LONG FALLOW PERIOD AND PROPAGATION
PALAWAN PEOPLE
● Primarily swidden agriculturists (a.k.a.
● shifting agriculturalists, slash-and-burn agriculturalists)
● Anchored in the protection of the environment and respect for biodiversity
Groups:
● Agutaynen
● Cuyonon
● Kagayanen
● Ke-ney
● Palawan
● Tagbanwa
● Tao't Bato
VISAYAN GROUP
● Traditionally live in interior upland areas of Visayas.
● Farming communities.
● Eskaya script.
Groups:
● Aklanon
● Boholano
● Bukidnon/ Sulodnon
● Eskaya
● Magahat
LUMADNON OF MINDANAO
● The term "lumad" is a Visayan word which means "native". Thus, it is an exonym to
refer to the Indigenous peoples of Mindanao.
● Traditionally, they are non-Christians, non-Muslim groups of Mindanao.
● Traditionally, their villages were led by headmen or chieftains (datu)
● Nowadays there are a lot of Christians and Muslims in the group
LUMAD GROUPS:
● Bagobo
● B'laan
● Bukidnon
● Higaonon
● Mandaya
● Manobo
● Mansaka
● Matigsalug
● Subanen
● Tagakaolo
● T'boli
● Teduray
● Ubo
Lumad Material Culture
● Tinalak weaving “Dream Weavers”
● T’buli brassware
BANGSAMORO
● Islamized group of Mindanao, Sulu and Southern Palawan.
● Established Sultanates prior to the coming of the Spaniards in the Philippines.
GROUPS:
● Badjao
● tranum
● Jama Mapun
● Maguindanaon
● Meranao
● Molbog
● Sama
● Tausug
● Yakan