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Rewiewer in Indigenous Crafts
Rewiewer in Indigenous Crafts
- Part of the Negrito ethnic group, a - A system of belief and Behaviors that
diverse ethnic group found in parts of recognizes and respects the presence
SEA and the Andaman Islands of all diverse group in an organization
or society, Acknowledges and values
MANGYAN
their socio-cultural differences, and
- Indigenous people of the island of engages and enables their continued
MINDORO and in SIBUYAN ISLAND contribution within an inclusive cultural
context which Empowers all within the
PALAWAN GROUP organization or society
- Includes the AGBANUAS and the INVOLVES
PALAW’ANS who are said to be
descendants of the Tabon Cave - Recognition and respect
Inhabitants. - Acknowledging the validity of cultural
expressions and contributions of various
LUMAD groups
- Indigenous people of Mindanao - Encouraging and enabling contributions
- Said to make up the largest number of of various groups for empowerment.
indigenous people in the country
LESSON 6 – INDIGENOUS MINDSET
- LUMAD = Visayan for “of the land,”
indigenous - Indigenous groups in the Philippines
share common bonds of language,
Some groups engage in hunting and gathering
customs, traditions, and other
and agriculture, while other groups are now
distinguishing cultural traits.
engaged in a mix of off-farm and non-farm
- They also live as a community with
activities, such as handicrafts production, small-
defined territory, and they have
scale mining, construction, service, and other
resisted colonization which makes them
occasional/seasonal labour.
historically differentiated.
LESSON 5 – CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MULTI INDIGENOUS KNWOLEDGE SYSTEMS AND
CULTURALISM PRACTICES (IKSP)
CULTURAL DIVERSITY - Indigenous knowledge refers to
- Cultural Diversity is where a society or knowledge that people in each
group is made up of many different community have developed over time.
people. This knowledge could be in the form of
- These people are from different information, practices, and
countries, races, and religions, and have technologies, beliefs, tools, materials,
different interests, skills, and beliefs. local experimentation, biological
(Twose, 2021) resources, human resources,
indigenous education, and
communication systems.
- Indigenous knowledge is based on
indigenous people’s exp across time.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S IKSP
Simple to understand and easy to transmit to - Promotes reliance on their own capacity
other generations. and resources. It also encourages
expression of creativity, ingenuity, and
- Their IKSP can be easily understood and
spirituality.
communicated within their community.
IKSPs are learned by apprenticeship and LESSON 7 – OVERCOMING THE THREAT TO
practice CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Low-cost, locally available. THREATS TO INDIGENOUS CULTURAL
- The practices of indigenous people are DIVERSITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
rooted to local resources. - Lack of documentation for the diverse
Affinity to and with harmony in nature culture in the Philippines
- Issues with Filipino Identity.
- Indigenous people uphold the integrity - Effects of Globalization and Migration
of land, forest, and natural resources. - Effects of Climate change and human-
Their respect for sacred sites conforms induces risks to the environment
to environmental conservation and - Issues related to governance
management. They have a system using
resources without causing undue stress Indigenous people have established responses
to such resources and coping mechanisms-grounded in traditional
knowledge, customs, and practices – to
differentiate circumstances affecting their
communities.
There are also programs implemented by social WEAVING
institutions in the Philippines to help protect
- Cloth weaving has existed since the pre-
culture diversity.
colonial times
- Ex. In the 2017-2022 Philippine - This tradition is kept and preserved to
Development Plan, priority areas of the this day by Filipinos/ some examples of
cultural agenda include: woven crafts are cloth and baskets.
o Safeguarding and enshrining o Hingyon Weaver uses dye to
our cultural heritage make traditional designs.
o Achieving equity and inclusion o T’boli craft production
in access to cultural resources
SCULPTURE
and services
o Sustaining and enhancing - An artistic form in which hard or plastic
cultural assets to foster materials are worked into three-
creativity and innovation for dimensional art objects.
socio-economic growth. o An example piece is the BULUL,
which is a carved wooden figure
FORMS OF INDIGENOUS CRAFTS
used to guard the rice crop by
INDIGENOUS CRAFTS IN THE PHILIPPINES the Ifugao