Chapter 2: The Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples

(ICCs/IPs)

C ourse Outcome

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

a. indigenize program-related practices through integration of local or indigenous

knowledge and concepts

L earning Outcomes

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

a. gather information on local or indigenous herbal medicines;

b. evaluate the significance of these herbal medicines to the
healing practices of the indigenous peoples; and
c. create a narrative report on the applicability of the local or
indigenous herbal medicines to the healing practices of your
family
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, interpreting the meaning
and significance of the cultural artifacts and practices to their culture, and helping them
promote their existing practices related to your field, such as economic/livelihood activities
and financial management practices.
 LOOKING BACK
Activity 4. BINGO Game

Instructions: Think of an idea or example that you can attach to the following concepts
below. Write the statement or example in the space provided for each concept. Limit your
answer to one word or phrase per concept. The concept “culture” is done to guide you in
completing this activity.
 BINGO GAME
Culture Material Culture Non-Material Culture

Unique Belief
Creative

Norms: Folkways Norms: Mores Values

Law

Language Belief Ethnocentrism

Multiculturalism Culture Relativism Subculture

Symbols Ideal Culture Real Culture

High Culture Popular Culture Counterculture

UNLOCKING
Activity 5. Memory Matrix
Instructions: Recall at least five herbal plants that your family has been using to treat illnesses
since time immemorial by providing what is asked in the matrix below (15pts.).

Medicinal Purposes
Common and Scientific
(Give at least 3 identified illnesses that can be treated using these
Names of Herbal Plants
herbal plants)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
 MOUNTING
Activity 6. Metacognition

Instructions: Conduct a teleconsultation with expert members of the ICCs/IPs to study their
healing practices for Nursing students, herbal plants used in formulating herbal medicines
for Environmental Science students, and herbal medicine formulation practices for Bio
Technology students (also see Appendix B). To be guided, research and study on the
important conditions in doing interviews with IPs. Provide at least one answer for each
community (35pts.).

Herbal Plants, Herbal Medicines or Herbal Medicine Formulation

The ICCs/IPs
Practices

1. Bukidnon

2. Higaunon

3. Manobo

4. Matigsalug

5. Talaandig

6. Tigwahanon

7. Umayamnon
 ASSESSIN
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Assessment 3. Evaluating Significance of Herbal Plants,
Herbal Medicines, or Herbal Medicine Formulation Practices to the ICCs’/IPs’ Healing
Practices

Instructions: Among the seven items (herbal plants, herbal medicines, or herbal medicine
formulation practices) you have provided in Activity 6, choose at least five (5) for you to
evaluate their significance to the healing practices of the ICCs/IPs. Write your answers in
the matrix below (30pts).

Herbal Plants, Herbal Medicines or Herbal Significance to the Healing Practices of the
Medicine Formulation Practices ICCs/IPs
 DRIVING FORWARD
Activity 7: Narrative Report Writing

Instructions: Choose one herbal plant, herbal medicine, or herbal medicine formulation
practice that you have provided in Activity 6 to write a narrative report. Your narrative
report will describe the applicability of your chosen item (i.e., herbal plant) to the healing
practices of your family. Limit your narrative report to 2-3 pages following the template.
Please be guided with the prompts provided in writing the report and try to satisfy all the
provisions indicated in the rubric (15x2=30pts).
A Narrative Report on the Applicability of Indigenous Herbal Medicine Using Papaya Extract
to the Healing Practices of my Family
(Sample Title)

Introduction:
A. State the purpose of your narrative report
B. State where, when, and how the interview was conducted
C. Introduce the indigenous community you decided to study about and provide a brief
discussion about them
i. Discuss about their healing practices specifically on the use of herbal plants
for their herbal medicines

Body:
B. Name the herbal medicine you asked about during your interview
i. Introduce the herbal plant including its scientific name
ii. Briefly discuss the use of the plant in treating illnesses
iii. Briefly discuss the formulation of the herbal medicine
iv. Briefly discuss how to apply or consume such herbal medicine
C. Discuss the applicability of this herbal medicine to the healing practices of your family
i. Does your family formulate and use the same herbal medicine?
ii. If yes, does your family find it effective, posing no harm to health?
iii. If no, would you like to recommend the use of such herbal medicine in
treating illness to your family?
D. Briefly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this herbal medicine

Conclusion:
A. In general, how do you find the application of such herbal medicine?
i. Do you think the use of this medicine contribute something to your future
field as a Nursing, Envi Sci, or Bio Tech student? Explain how if yes or why
not if no.
ii. Do you find it effective, posing no harm? iii. Do you highly recommend
the use of such herbal medicine?

Conventional formatting: Short-sized paper, Book Antiqua font style, 11 font size, and Double spacing

Category Outstanding (3) Satisfactory (2) Poor (1)

Presents discussion in a Presents discussion in Fails to present
logical manner; a logical manner; discussion in a logical
organization of ideas organization of ideas manner; organization
Content makes the report somewhat makes the of ideas makes the
comprehensible and report comprehensible report
sensible. and sensible. incomprehensible and
insensible.
 Uses terms that neither Uses few terms that Fails to use terms that
Culture discriminate nor discriminate a specific neither discriminate nor
Sensitivity devalue a cultural indigenous group devalue a cultural
group group

Exhibits sufficient Exhibits somewhat Fails to exhibit

evidence that pieces of sufficient evidences sufficient evidences
information are that pieces of that pieces of
obtained from a reliable information are information are
Authenticity and an authentic obtained from a obtained from a reliable
concerned group of reliable and an and an authentic
people (i.e. authentic concerned concerned group of
documentation). group of people (i.e. people (i.e.
documentation). documentation).
Displays exemplary use Displays a sound use Fail to display an
of punctuations, of punctuations, exemplary use of
spelling, and grammar; spelling, and grammar; punctuations, spelling,
no misplaced at least 1-2 and grammar; more
punctuation mark, no punctuations were than 3 punctuations
Mechanics misplaced, 1-2
misspelled word, and were misplaced, more
no grammatical error. misspelled words, and than three words were
1-2 grammatical errors. misspelled, and more
than 3g grammatical
errors were committed.

Total Score: __________

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