some facts about Lumads and their School

9 out of 10 Lumad children have no access to education

233 alternative schools provided education to Lumad youth and children
27 DepEd accredited alternative schools that were forcibly closed
89 schools allegedly affected by military encampment and indiscriminate firing
2624 affected Lumad students\

They suffer from discrimination and are considered as one of the poorest minority group in the
world. They do not have access to adequate and appropriate forms of social services like
education and health

According to the United Nations State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Philippines is one
of the countries that facilitated large scale mining by foreign corporations and other destructive
projects, displacing many Lumad communities from their ancestral lands.
source: https://www.rappler.com/moveph/178181-infographic-lumad-indigenous-peoples/

farming technologies

Lumads time their farming activities based on the position of heavenly bodies and on signs from
the natural world around them. They make sure too that their methods will mitigate adverse
environmental impacts

It should be noted that the traditional farmer does not cut down water-bearing trees when
clearing an area for cultivation. This leaves the water table undisturbed and prevents riverbanks
from being eroded. During dry periods the farmer cuts down the trunks of these trees to water his
crops. These trees will still survive because they regenerate fast through their new branches.
The site’s vegetation tells the farmer what crops are best suited. Lauan trees indicate fertile loam
soil which is ideal for abaca, corn and coffee. If the dominant species are olayan (Philippine oak)
and giyung (tiger grass)  it suggests poor reddish soil. Here only sweet potatoes and other crops
that require less nutrients will thrive.

Other tree, shrubs and plants that have economic, ecological and medicinal uses are also
preserved. Some of these are sources of nectar for honey, an important livelihood commodity.
Others bear fruit on which wild pigs forage. Their abundance would keep these animals from
ravaging agricultural crops.

source: https://talamdan.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/a-glimpse-of-indigenous-resource-
management/