Lesson Plan in Philippine Indigenous Communities

I-Objectives: At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:

1. Understand the characteristics of Indigenous peoples

2. Identify land use, ownership, and land control
3. Appreciate the importance of the Indigenous peoples views

II-Subject Matter

A. Topic: Indigenous Peoples’ Views on Land Use, Ownership, and Land Control
B. Reference: The Philippine Indigenous Peoples’ Struggle for Land and Life: Challenging
Legal Texts p.7
C. Materials: Powerpoint Presentation

III- Procedure:

A. Preliminary Activities
 Prayer
 Checking of Attendance
 Classroom Management
B. Motivation
“ 4 pics one word ‘’
 The class will have a game called “4 PICS IN 1 WORD”.
 The teacher will present four (4) sets of pictures in each game, and then the
students will guess what is common in the pictures. There will be letters given
below the pictures to finish what is/are the missing letters to complete the word.
C. Lesson Proper
1. Activity:
 The class are divided into 3 groups.
 The teacher will be giving different word to arrange and give explanation
about it.
 Then each group will be given 3 minutes to work on your task and afterwards
a representative of each group will present your work.
2. Analysis
The teacher will ask the students some questions.
Guided Questions:
 What do indigenous people believe about land ownership and land control?
 How do indigenous peoples view the land?
  What is the indigenous concept of ownership?
3. Abstraction
The teacher will discuss the new topic which Indigenous Peoples’ Views on Land Use,
Ownership, and Land Control.

 Characteristics of the indigenous Peoples are the conservation (to some

extent) of their vernacular languages, traditional socio-economic institutions,
and cultural and religious practices; self-identification as distinct societies;
subsistence-oriented economies; and a special relationship with their
ancestral lands.
 Defending ancestral lands and their resources remains the major issue.
 Land is a central issue to indigenous peoples because it defines their very
existence.
 Philippine ancestors believed in a cosmology where the Creator (known by
various names such as Bathala, Kabunian, Magbabaya, Apo Sandawa) was
linked with other deities and spirits.

characteristics of the indigenous

Peoples are the conservation (to some extent) of their vernacular languages, traditional
socio-economic institutions, and cultural and religious practices; self-identification as
distinct societies; subsistence-oriented economies; and a special relationship with their
ancestral lands.
4. Application
The teacher will present 1 question on the screen and randomly ask student who
will answer the question. Let the students share their opinions.
 Why is land important to indigenous peoples in the Philippines?

IV- Evaluation:

Multiple Choice

1. It is a central issue to indigenous peoples because it defines their very existence

a. Beliefs c. Ancestor
b. Land d. Resources

2. Believed in a cosmology where the Creator (known by various names such as Bathala,
Kabunian, Magbabaya, Apo Sandawa) was linked with other deities and spirits.
a. Tribes c. Philippine Ancestors
b. Spanish d. Cebuano
 3. The following are the characteristics of Indigenous people except ________ .
a. the conservation (to some extent) of their vernacular languages
b. traditional socio-economic institutions
c. a special relationship with their ancestral lands
d. wealthiest and healthiest

4. they shifted their habitation from place to place and

gathered whatever food they could from the land and the waters.
4. When they settled into a life of sedentary, what system they established?
a. communal ownership c. freehold
b. agrarian d. leasehold
5.It is divine origin, it was sacred and it was not subject to ownership, sale, purchase, or
lease.
a. food c. land
b. deity d. love

V- Assignment:

 Make an essay about your insights in Indigenous peoples land use, ownership, land
control.

Prepared by:
Jaycel R. Alag
John Vincenzo Abadilla