IS101-Bukidnon Cultural Studies

Chapter 3: The Indigenous Cultural

Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPS)

L earning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

a. analyze meanings and translations of L1 expressions through
context clues
b. evaluate the significance of the indigenous artifacts and
practices to the culture of the ICCs/IPs of Bukidnon
c. indigenize program-related activities through integration of
local knowledge and concepts

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Introduction
This chapter allows you to appreciate the richness of the culture of the seven
recognized Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) in the
province of Bukidnon. These indigenous communities include Bukidnon, Higaunon,
Manobo, Matigsalug, Talaandig, Tigwahanon, and Umayamnon. You are expected to
appreciate and to promote their unique culture by analyzing the meaning of their heritage
language, interpret meaning and significance of the cultural artifacts and practices to their
culture, and to help them promote their existing practices related to your field such as
economic/livelihood activities and/or financial management practices.

LOOKING BACK
Activity 8. BINGO Game

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Instructions: Think of an idea or example that you can attach to for the following
concepts below. Write the idea or example in the space provided for each concept. Limit
your answer to one word or phrase per concept (18+2=20pts).

BINGO GAME

Culture Material Culture Non-Material Culture

“Ritual” “Agung” “Pamahandi”

Norms: Folkways Norms: Mores Values

“Appropriate dress” “Don’t lie” “Respect”

Language Belief Ethnocentrism

“Binukid” “Magbabaya” “Promoting Unity among
the 7 Tribes”

Multiculturalism Culture Relativism Subculture

“7 tribes” “Tradition” “Groups that have the
common norms and
values.”

Symbols Ideal Culture Real Culture

“Panika” “Culture that is present as “Observed in social life”
a pattern to the people”

High Culture Popular Culture Counterculture

“Bourgeoisie” “Pangampo” “Culture whose values and
norms of behavior differ
substantially from those of
mainstream society.”

Activity 9. Identifying Material and Non-material Culture

Instructions: Provide at least 20 items that you have at home and things you do daily or
occasionally with your family. After listing them, identify whether they belong to
material culture (MC) or non-material culture (NMC). Write MC or NMC before the
numbers and the name of the items or events after the numbers. Material cultures are

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tangible things perceivable by human senses such as food, while non-material cultures
are ideas and are not perceivable by human senses such as beliefs.

Examples:

Things that you may do daily or

Things that you may have at home
occasionally with your family
(Material or tangible culture)
(Non-material or intangible culture)

1. Bible 1. Worship together in a church

2. Clay pot 2. Experience Kaamulan festival

3. Wooden guitar 3. Celebrate Christmas

NMC 1. Going to church MC 11. Rosary

MC 2. Bible MC 12. Gas Stove
MC 3. Plastic flower pots MC 13. Plates
NMC 4. Celebrating Christmas MC 14. Glass
NMC 5. Celebrating New Year MC 15. Utensils
NMC 6. Pamahandi (Thanksgiving) NMC 16. Celebrating wedding anniversary
NMC 7. Panupong tupong (ritual during
MC 17. Comforter
Birthdays)
NMC 8. Commemorating death
NMC 18. Visiting Farm
anniversary
NMC 19. Feeding animals (Carabao, cow,
MC 9. Sniper 150
pigs)
MC 10. Honda CB 125 NMC 20. Fetching water

Guide Questions:

1. What are the things you have at home that your parents have kept from
generation to generation?
2. What are the things that you and your family use daily at home?
3. What do you usually do with your family from Monday to Sunday?
4. What important occasions do you celebrate with your family?

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Activity 10. Memory Matrix

Instructions: Recall at least five economic/livelihood or financial management practices

that your family has been practicing since time immemorial by providing what is asked
in the matrix below (15pts.).

Economic/livelihood or
Cultural Significance or
financial management Mechanics/Process
Purpose
practices
1. Farming Preparation of soil, The main source of
sowing, adding income.
manure and
fertilization,
irrigation,
harvesting and
storage.
2. Prioritizing the needs of Talk with partner Prioritize the need
the Family what is really the not wants.
needs of the family.

3. Having a saving Deposit money Deposit money for

emergency or
unexpected
expenses.

4. Reduce expenses by Find ways to reduce Carefully

following a budget expenses identifying all
expenses. Buy items
or product that are
most important.

5. Work Hard work Work hard to earn

money for the
future.

Activity 11. Textual Analysis

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Instructions: Analyze the following expressions in the table below and try to attach them
with meaning using the context clues (10 pts.).

English
L1 Expressions Context Clues Meaning Translation of L1
Expressions

Maria is
tagpangaen a
Maria is eating a guava
guava slowly
1. Tagpangaen slowly because of a problem Eating
because of a
with her mouth.
problem with her
mouth.

A soldier has to
blow his food A soldier has to blow his
2. Mapasu-pasu before consuming food before consuming it Hot
it because it is because it is hot.
mapasu-pasu.

A thread and a
A thread and a needle are
3. Dagum dagum are used to Needle
used to sew.
sew.

The king
duminayon
The king continue walking
walking back
back home after buying a
4. Duminayun home after buying Continue
bird from a boy while he
a bird from a boy
was on his way
while he was on
his way.

Regardless how
plenty the goods
Regardless how plenty the
are in the kitchen,
goods are in the kitchen,
without some
5. Kahimanan without some treasure in it, Treasure
kahimanan in it,
one could not possibly cook
one could not
them.
possibly cook
them.

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Activity 12. Metacognition
Instructions: Study about the seven existing Indigenous Cultural Communities or
Indigenous Peoples (see Appendix B) focusing on their economic/livelihood practices for
Business and Economic students, or financial management practices for Mathematics
and Accountancy. Provide at least one economic or financial management practice that
is present in each community (35pts.).

The ICCs/IPs Economic/livelihood or financial management practices

1. Bukidnon Farming is their main means of livelihood.

2. Higaunon Laborers of Pineapple Plantation

3. Manobo Telling their own land, laborers

4. Matigsalug Farming

5. Talaandig Farming

6. Tigwahanon Hunting and farm laborers

7. Umayamnon Farming is the means of their livelihood

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Activity 13: Income Generating Project Proposal

Instructions: You are expected to propose an income-generating project to help an

Indigenous community present in your locale to promote their existing economic or
financial management practices, and to sustain their basic needs. Have it written
following the sample format below (50pts).

Income Generating Project (IGP) Proposal Format

I. Cover Page – Project Summary Information
1. Project Title
2. BukSU Logo
3. (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Course
Bukidnon Cultural Studies)
4. Name of Proponents
5. Name of Institution
6. Address of the Institution
II. Rationale
1. The need of IGP in a community
2. The need of the assigned community on the
implementation of IGP
3. Discussion about the assigned community
4. How the IGP would help the said community
III. Project objectives
1. General objective
2. Specific objectives
IV. Project Description (Brief)
V. Mechanics and Implementation (Pre, During, and Post)
VI. Expected Output
1. Production capacity and expected outputs
2. Projected summary of Gross Sale of Products
VII. Workplan of Activities
1. Major activities and the person responsible and
involved (be presented using a table)
2. Timeframe or duration (be presented using a Ghant
chart)
VIII. Budgetary Requirements
1. For production (particular item, period and cost)
2. For equipment, Supplies, Tools, and
Implementation (Particular Item, Description,
and Costs)

Conventional formatting:
a. Short-sized paper
b. Book Antiqua font style
c. 11 font size
d. Double spacing

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