Lumad: Indigenous People Flashcards
Lumad is a Cebuano Visayan term which means?
Native or Indigenous
How many ethnolinguistic groups do the Lumads have?
18
What are the 18 ethnolinguistic groups of Lumads?
- Ata
- Bagobo
- Banwagon
- Blaan
- Bukidnon
- Dibabawon
- Higaono
- Mamanwa
- Mandaya
- Manguwangan
- Manobo
- Mansaka
- Subaanon
- Tagakaolo
- Tasaday
- Tboli
- Teruray
- Ubo
At the beginning of the 20th century, how many land areas do Lumads control among the 24 provinces of Mindanao?
17
The Indigenous People from Bukidnon is falling from ____ to ____ to _____.
64% to 33% to 14%
Lumads have a concept of _______ that they consider as their ancestral territories.
Land ownership
What comprises an ancestral land?
- Cultivated land as hunting grounds
- rivers
- Forests
- Uncultivated land
- Mineral resources
What was the response of the Lumad groups when the migrants came?
Lumads retreated into the mountains and forest
A term referring to the unchristianized group of people, especially in southern Mindanao.
Infieles
The infieles were prominent in the __________. They were foound in peninsula of San Agustin and parts of Culaman mountains and eastern Pulangi Bay.
Manuvus of Agusan
Manuvus was believed to have a __________ blood.
Chinese blood
What are the practices and traditions of Manuvus?
- They paid homemade to the spirits and dead ancestors.
- The thunder is the spoken word of lightning, a god whose form is that the monster’s teeth remained embedded in the tree.
What are the qualities of Manuvus?
- Fierce
- Fearsome
- Powerful
A group of Lumad who occupied the mountainous areas of Surigao, the Peninsula of San Agustin, and Northern part of the Davao Gulf.
Mandaya
Where can we find the Mandayas
mountainous areas of Surigao, the Peninsula of San Agustin, and Northern part of the Davao Gulf.
Mandaya is described to be:
- Similar to Manuvus but are DOCILE and GENTLE
- Colorful textiles reflecting their eyebrows and chins
- Expressive in their traditions and practices
How do Madayas express their religious beliefs?
- Every household, an altar is tended for the anitos
- They interred their dad in the huts which was built inside the forest
- They are influenced by their bailanas (priestesses) and living deities
What is the name of their idols?
Manauag
How does the Manauag built?
It was built from a special kind of wood from the bayog tree, and the eyes were from the fruit of magobahay
What are the principal groups of the Mandaya tribe?
- Mansaka
- Manwanga
- Pagarpan
- Managusan
- Divavaoan
The principal group of the Mandaya who lived in mountain clearings and practiced kaingin method
Mansaka
The principal group of the Mandaya who lived in the thickly forested mountains known to be wild and warlike
Manwanga
The principal group of the Mandaya who thrive in the swampy river banks of the Tagum and Hijo rivers, facing unique fishing methods
Pagarpan
The principal group of the Mandaya who live near the water
Managusan
