Kassandra Khalil A. Alombro 2015
July 20,
Grade VII- Newton Aralin !anli"unan
THE 7 TRIBES OF BUKIDNON
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The Bukidnon # $he %u&idnon "eo"le is an ethni' tribe in whose an'estors were the aboriines o( the 'oastal "la'e. $hey ha)e liht brown 'om"le*ion, straiht bla'& hair+ ha)e an a)erae heiht o( about )e (eet. $heir nose bride is not at N/I!, 200. # Northern /entral indanao, what is now the "ro)in'e o( isamis 3riental /lotet, 144. $he Indienous "eo"le who sim"ly identi(y themsel)es as %u&idnon are mostly (ound in the northern "art o( the "ro)in'e. $hey s"e'i'ally inhabited the lower slo"es o( the mountains o( 6umilao, around alaybalay and those lowland areas o( /entral %u&idnon. # $hey manae their rou" by their belie(s and by (armin. # %u&idnon 7atu
# $he %u&idnon "eo"le belie)e in one God. 8ababaya8 the ruler o( all who has minor Gods and Godesses under his 'ommand 9*am"le: Ibabaso& - wat'hes rowth o( 'ro"s, 7ainon - wat'hes "lantin and har)est seasons, %ulala&aw wat'hes ri)ers and la&es. tum"as Nana"iyaw or Itumbanol wat'hes the bases o( the earth niht and day. day. # %ahay Kubo # lon slee)ed ;a'&et with &nee &ne e lenth "ants.
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The Higaunon # $he term >iaunon means 8"eo"le o( the wilderness8. $he
term is deri)ed (rom the nati)e word 8aun8 whi'h means literally "ut away either (rom re, heat o( the sun or (rom the water. >en'e, the >iaunon are basi'ally the 'oastal dwellers who mo)ed to the u"lands mountains. $hey are somewhat nomadi', that is, they tra)el (rom one mountain )illae to another, loo&in (or more (ertile soil and better har)est. $he >iaunon "eo"le are o( medium built with a)erae heiht o( about 5 (eet and 2 in'hes, they are o( lihter s&in 'om"le*ion 'om"ared to the other tribes in the "ro)in'e. ?uite a number o( them ha)e a )ery re'oni@able 9uro"ean (eatures, auiline nose, dee"-set eyes and "rominent 'hee&s, a lea'y o( the intermarriae between the nati)es and the 6"anish 'oloni@ers. # $he >iaunon "eo"le dwell in the mountains. # $he >iaunon ha)e unwritten laws 'alled %un'atol >a %ulawan and their oral tradition is !asi >a 6umaubay 3"ena, 142. A''ordin to $a;onera 200 the >iaunons are amon the least &nown ethnolinuisti' rou"s that inhabit North-/entral indanao. # !rin'i"al 7atu # inor 7atu s # $he "ra'ti'e o( "olyamy in >iaonon so'iety, the &inshi" has a "atrilateral bias. $he husband maintains systemati' su"er)isions o)er his wi)es who, nowadays, a)erae three to a household, li)e with him under a sinle roo(. /hildren are 'onsidered eual. # %ahay Kubo # Bon slee)ed ;a'&et with &nee lenth (or men.
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The Manobo # A''ordin to 3"ena 145, anobo is a eneri' term whi'h re(ers to "eo"le who are still in the subsisten'e le)el e'onomy and are enerally in the mountains and who "ra'ti'e the slash and burn ari'ulture. $he term anobo is )ery deroatory (or it 'onnotes to be ba'&ward, un'i)ili@ed, inorant, boisterous, unwashed, un&e"t, rouh and lawless. >en'e, she o"ined that the use o( the term must be used with dis'reetness, ta't and "ruden'e. $he term 'an also mean a sla)e madul or a "erson destined to do all the menial ;obs in the house and (arm. A''ordin to 9l&ins 1CC the anobo belons to the oriinal sto'& o( "roto!hili""ines or "roto-Austronesian "eo"le who 'ame (rom 6outh /hina thousands o( years ao. $he term anobo is to desinate the sto'& o( aboriinal non-neeritoid "eo"le o( indanao. $he
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The Matigsalug # A''ordin to 3"ena 142 the atisalu are mostly small in stature with dar& brown 'om"le*ion and 'urly hair. $he name 8atisalu8 is a 'onstru'tion o( ati and 6alu. ati means (rom a "la'e o( oriin or residen'e in )arious =ili"ino lanuaes, (ollowed by the s"e'i' "la'e o( oriin or residen'e. >en'e, atisalu means (rom 6alu Di)er. $he atisalu e"i' Elod, "ro)ided a denite identity o( these I!s whi'h was do'umented by anuel 15F. # $hey dwell in the mountains # $hey manae their rou" by their belie(s and "ra'ti'es. # 7atu # # $he li(e o( an animisti' re)ol)es around a s"irit world. $hey maintain that s"irits li)e in water, land, trees, and ro'&s. $raedies li&e illnesses, drouht and death are 'aused by anry s"irits. 9)ents li&e "lantin 'ro"s and re)ene-ta&in 'alled 8"anayaw8 are "re'eded by rituals. Bi(e is "reo''u"ied with a""easin the s"irits by oerin sa'ri'es. 9s, ri'e, 'orn, 'oins bra'elets, an&lets and betel nuts are "la'ed on an altar, and the 7atu, while 'allin on the s"irits, slits the throat o( a 'hi'&en and oers the blood. It is )ery diH'ult to 'on)in'e "eo"le who been "ra'ti'in su'h thins (or many enerations that it is wron. # %ahay Kubo # $raditional wear is a lon slee)ed ;a'&et with &nee lenth "ants and head ears embellished with horses hair and beads (or men.
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The Talaandigs # $he $alaandis are one o( the indienous rou"s in the "ro)in'e o( %u&idnon, who has 'ontinued to "reser)e and "romote its indienous 'ustoms, belie(s and "ra'ti'es des"ite the stron inu* moderni@ation and 'hane. $he $alaandi are &nown to be dwellers o( the stee" "la'es. $hey are the "eo"le o( the slo"es andi. # $his rou"s is (ound in baranays and muni'i"alities surroundin the mountain o( Kitanlad s"e'i'ally in the towns o( Banta"an and $ala&a $alamdan, 2001. # $hey manae their rou" by their belie(s. # 7atu # # $he belie( on the e*isten'e o( the hihest God 'alled ababaya and the s"irits who uard and "rote't nature is min(ested in the so'ial, e'onomi' and "oliti'al as"e'ts o( the li(e o( the $alandi. $hus, when the $alaandi establishes a (arm, he "er(orms the $alabuta and Ibabasu& rituals, a(ter har)est, he "er(orms the !amamahandi (or the than&si)in, (or the re'onition o( the su"erior leadershi", he "er(orms the !anaulambun, when he oes huntin, the !unali&et and "alaya, and (or a hiher (orm o( so'io-e'onomi' and "oliti'al a'ti)ity, the $alaandi "er(orms the Kalia 'eremony. $he belie( o( the $alaandi on the e*isten'e o( ods and s"irits is also ree'ted in the "rote'tion o( the house. $hese in'lude 7adaunan hu 6uuy who uards the laws o( the house: Anilaw ha 6umada who uards the door, 6inyuda Kahibunan who &ee"s the hall, 7iwata ha ailib who re'ords the a'ti)ity o( "eole inside the house and 7iwata !inatanlay who uards the house at the ride o( the roo(. In $alaandi &inshi" terms, a (ather is 'alled Amay+ a mother, Inay+ a brother, suled+ a sister, atubay. En'le is 'alled Aba or Aban. An aunt is 'alled Ida or Idan. A"u is a eneral term rand"arent. !arent-in-laws are 'alled Ean. A son-in-law is 'alled aamon while a dauhter in law is 'alled Baambay. %oth the $alaandi and >iaonon indienous 'ommunities 'laimed t. Kitanlad as their sa'red 8tem"le8 and an'estral home. $hey belie)ed that the (orest was the sour'e o( li(e be'ause it ser)ed all o( their needs: wild animals (or (ood+ medi'inal "lants to 'ure illnesses+ timber (or house 'onstru'tion+ and rattan to ma&e bas&ets and other 'ra(ts. # id-lenth blouses with a s&irt. $heir 'lothes are embroidered with eometri' "atterns. # $he $alaandi learnin system is embodied in )arious (orms o( oral tradition. $his tradition in'ludes the narrati)es
'alled Nananen, e"i' 'alled Elain, "oeti' sons 'alled sala and sons 'alled Idandan. Bimbay are "arti'ular sons about animals. # %inano, 6aut, $inambol, # =armin
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The Tigwahanon # $he term $iwahanon may ha)e been deri)ed (rom the $iwa Di)er where the $iwahanon inhabits its ban&s and watersheds N/I!, 200. # $he $iwahanon anobo are (ound alon the watershed o( $iwa Di)er in the "la'e where the muni'i"ality o( 6an =ernando is lo'ated namely in the (ollowin "la'es, $uo", Bittle %aiou, Kumawas, >ala"itan, Ilusad, %una'ao, Kati"unan, Kibon'o, Namnam, atimbus, 6abanan, Bumbayao, and 7on /esar "lain+ Kalautay, !ala'"a'an, 7ao, $a-alas-as and Abehid. # $he i)in o( eual share to unborn 'hild ree'ts the esteem and )alue that these "eo"le a)e to the human "erson by ma&in the unborn 'hild ha)e eual rihts with the adult human bein. $his is how mu'h the $iwahanon )alues human li(e # 7atu # # $he 'at'h and ames in these 'ommunal (ood ettin are eually shared that e)en the unborn 'hild in his mothers womb ets a share as lon as the mother has done her share o( "arti'i"ation in the 'ommunal shin and huntin. # $hese "eo"le ha)e tree houses 'alled batanan built amon the bran'hes o( a rowin tree with the tree trun& as its solitary "ost. #Bon slee)ed ;a'&et with &nee lenth "ants (or men.
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The Ua!anon # $hey are (air in 'om"le*ion )e (eet or abo)e in heiht. $heir eyes are set 'losed enouh to ea'h other with an a)erae heiht o( nose bride. $hey are "roud and reser)ed "eo"le. $he Emayamnon is synonymous to er'eness (or their rou" is rearded as warli&e and (orest e*"erts. %ut a''ordin to 3"ena 142, these "eo"le are ;ust sus"i'ious and wary o( straners (or whene)er there are 'rimes 'ommitted in "la'es that are easily rea'hed by law en(or'in aen'ies, the 'riminals o(ten ee to the Emayam reion hen'e 'riminals are o(ten hunted in Emayam and almost always these hunts are (utile. # $hese Indienous "eo"les dwell alon the watershed o( Emayam Di)er in the ountains o( !antaron in the 9astern side o( the "ro)in'e o( %u&idnon. # $hey manae their rou" by their belie(s and "ra'ti'es. # 7atu # # $hey 'hew betel nut )ery (reuently and their teeth are led to uni(orm lenth whi'h are mostly bla'&ened. !ur"oses (or ma&in the teeth bla'& are two namely: (or medi'inal "ur"oses and (or de'oration. $he bla'& dye that they used to bla'&en the teeth means one distin'tion o( bein a human who &nows how to dye his teeth bla'& (or a''ordin to them only mon&eys ha)e white teeth. Emayamnon are e*'ellent ma&ers o( bead ;ewelry li&e the ne'&la'es 'alled ina&it and inboy, beauti(ul beaded mens ba 'alled sunin and unise* beaded bra'elets 'alled binu&lad. $he Emayamnon tra'es their &inds bilaterally, that is the blood relations o( both (ather and mother are esteemed as 'lose relati)es. De'i"ro'al roles are e*"e'ted (rom them li&e hel"in raise a ransom or a bride "ri'e, sharin ames or 'at'h (or the day or "arti'i"atin in a 'ommunal eld 'learin the &asa&um. # %ahay Kubo # Bon slee)ed ;a'&et with "ants (or men.
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