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INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES
I N PA L AWA N
ROUP 2
WHAT WE’LL DISCUSS?
WHAT IS AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY?
IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS COM MUNITIES
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN PALAWAN

Indigenous Peoples are distinct
WHAT IS AN social and cultural groups that share
INDIGENOUS collective ancestral ties to the lands
and natural resources where they
COMMUNITY? live, occupy or from which they
have been displaced.
WHAT IS AN The land and natural resources on
which they depend are inextricably
INDIGENOUS linked to their identities, cultures,
COMMUNITY? livelihoods, as well as their physical
and spiritual well-being.
For Indigenous Peoples their culture
is the essence of who they are, who IMPORTANCE OF
they belong to, where they come INDIGENOUS COM
from, how they relate to one another. MUNITIES
Culture is the accumulated teachings
of ancestors.
It is the basis of traditions, customs,
protocols, values, spirituality, IMPORTANCE OF
ceremonies, language, ways of INDIGENOUS
knowing and being, and connections
to the land and the life-sustaining COMMUNITIES
resources of the land.
Culture permeates all aspects of
life and is essential to the IMPORTANCE OF
overall well-being of INDIGENOUS
Indigenous communities and COMMUNITIES
individuals.
Palawan, the largest province in the
Philippines, is home to several
INDIGENOUS indigenous ethnolinguistic groups
COMMUNITIES IN namely, the Kagayanen, Tagbanwa,
PALAWAN Palawano, Taaw't Bato, Molbog, and
Batak tribes. They live in remote
villages in the mountains and coastal
areas.
INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES IN
PALAWAN
BATAK
BATAK
The Batak, which means "mountain people"
in Cuyonon is a group of indigenous people that
resides in the northeast portion of Palawan.
BATAK
They live in the rugged interiors of
northeastern Palawan. Living close to nature,
they are a peaceful and shy people.
BATAK
These people believe in nature spirits,
with whom they communicate through a
babaylan or medium.
TAGBANUA
TAGBANUA
The Tagbanua tribes, or "people of the world," are
found in central and northern Palawan. They practice
shifting cultivation of upland rice, which is considered a
divine gift, and are known for their rice wine ritual called
pagdiwata.
TAGBANUA
This group are excellent in basketry and wood
carving. In addition, they are also famous for their
beautifully crafted body accessories. Their combs,
bracelets, necklaces and anklets are usually made of
wood, beads, brass and copper.
PALAW’AN
PALAW’AN
The Palawan tribe, also known as Pala'wan (or
Palawan, depending on sub-dialect) or Palawano (only by
outsiders), is one of the indigenous peoples of Palawan.
They traditionally hunt using soars and bamboo
blowguns.
PALAW’AN
The Palawano closely resemble the Tagbanwa, and
in the past, they were doubtless the same people.
Some Tausug residents in Palawan call the
Palawano Traan, which means "people in scattered
places".
TAU’T-BATO
TAU’T-BATO
The Tau’t-Bato means "people of the rock". They are a
small community of traditional southwestern Palawanos who
reside in the crater of an extinct volcano during certain
seasons of the year, in houses built on raised floors inside
caves though others have set their homes on the open slopes.
TAU’T-BATO
They are found in the Singnapan Basin, a valley
bounded by Mount Matalingahan on the east and the
coast on the west. North of them is the municipality of
Quezon, and to the South are the still unexplored
regions of Palawan.
TAU’T-BATO
They are still primitive in their lifestyle, even
in the way of dressing. The men still wear g-strings
made of bark and cloth, and the women wear a piece
of cloth made into skirts to cover the lower body.
TAU’T-BATO
Both of them are half naked, but sometimes women wear a
blouse that is not indigenous but obtained through the
market system. Because of their uniqueness, the Philippine
government declared their area off limits to strangers to
protect them from unreasonable exploitation.
MOLBOG
MOLBOG
The Molbog people dominate the municipalities
of Balabac and Bataraza in southern Palawan. They
are the only indigenous people in Palawan where the
majority of its people are Muslims.
MOLBOG
The area constitutes the homeland of the Molbog people since
the classical era prior to Spanish colonization. The Molbog
are known to have a strong connection with the natural world,
especially with the sacred pilandok (Philippine mouse-deer),
which can only be found in the Balabac islands.
MOLBOG
A Muslim tale tells the Philippine mouse-deer once tricked
a prince into giving up his bag of gold and facing a hive of
angry bees. Another tale depicts him as a clever guardian of
the environment, using his wisdom as an advantage against
those who destroy forests, seas, and wildlife.
JAMA
MAPUN
JAMA MAPUN
Is the native inhabitants of the Cagayan de Tawi-
Tawi (Cagayan de Sulu) or Mapun and the Turtle Island
where it is closest to Sabah, Malaysia. They are also
found in northern Palawan and other nearby islands.
JAMA MAPUN
Jama Mapun is from the word Jama meaning people,
and Mapun which indicates the name of the Island
Municipality of Mapun, thus called the “People of
Mapun” . They are one of the Bangsamoro Ethnic
tribes in the Philippines.
JAMA MAPUN
They are the Sama-speaking people widely known for their
creativity and traditions.Their spoken language is called
Pullun Mapun meaning Mapun Language.They speak a
Sama-Bajau language of the Austronesian language family,
and most are adherents of Islam.
JAMA MAPUN
The Jama Mapun are socially independent, peaceful
and creative people. Some of their principal
economic activities are dry-rice agriculture, copra
production, and trading.

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