Objectives:
a. Knowing the different groups of mangyan
b. Appreciate thier culture and arts
c. learn thier traditional dance


Subject Matter:
Mangyan Tribe

References:


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Lets define the MANGYAN

Mangyan

Ø  Generally means man, women without referring to any nationality

Ø  Before Spain conquered in the Philippines the mangyan were already practice the barter trade to the Chinese  who traveled  to the shores of Mindoro using ancient boats

Ø  The mangyan traded their local products of cotton, root crops medicinal plants and bees- wax for their gongs plates and jars

Ø  The mangyan are particularly wearing beads in the form of bracelets , necklace and headbands . Apart of being decorative pieces they are often symbolic of religion ,rituals, love and payments for any offense made

Ø  A mangyan is very much willing and happy to give their live chicken in exchange for a can of sardines. For them, sardines is a very special food.  

Ø  A male at age 16 can become a family man if he can build his own house. A house made up of coconut leaves, bamboo, tree for its pillar,  and other materials

Ø  Some mangyan have conserved their traditional lifestyle hunting bows, and arrows  for gathering food

Ø  Mangyantribes inhabitants of Mindoro. In Oriental Mindoro several ethno-linguistic  groups  are scattered through out the island divided into the North and South 

 Eight groups Iraya, alangan, tadyawanbuhid, hanunuo, tau-buid,  bangon, ratagnon

IRAYA

Ø  The term iraya is said to mean "man" or "human being." The Iraya are the Mangyans of Mindoro who occupy the northwestern part of Mindoro Island.

Ø  According to the Iraya customs and traditions, the family is considered as the basic unit of production and consumption. Their kindred system is traced to both the father and mother's links which their system refer to us guruan. The nuclear family is referred to us talnakan wherein their already exists a social order. The eldest takes the place of the parents during their absence and is one considered the second parent

Ø  They are described as having curly, deep wavy hair and dark skin but lighter  than Negritos

Ø  The female usually wears blouse and skirt, while male wear g-string . They are skillfull in nito weaving for making handicrafts.

ALANGAN

Ø  The alangan name means one who live along the rivers or valleys .

Ø  They practice swidden farming the same as hanunuomangyan

TADYAWAN

Ø  The tadyawanmangyan are located in the municipalities of Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan , Pola Gloria and Bansud

Ø  Female wears “paypay” for upper covering and ”talapi” for lower covering

Ø  The Male wear g-string called abay

Ø  They practice “kaingin” system

BUHID

Ø   The name “ Buhid” lierally means mountain dwellers

Ø  They are known as pot makers where other tribes of Mindoro are buying cooking pots from them.

Ø  The female wear “linagmon” (a woven black and  white brassier)and “abol” (black and white skirt)

Ø  The male wear a traditional g-string

HANUNUO

Ø  HanunoMangyans can be found within the territorical jurisdiction of the towns of Mansalay and San Pedro (Bulalacao) along the periphery of Southeastern Mindoro

Ø  Hanuno means "true," "real" or "genuine." According to Conklin, when he asked the what kind of Mangyans they were, the Mangyans' answers to his queries were nothing else but their claim to be true, real and genuine Mangyans. True enough because among the Mangyans they have remained faithful to the traditions of their ancestors.   

Ø  The Hanunuos are fairly tall in structure, and their bodies are slim and well proportioned. They have oblique eyes, flat nose, prominent cheekbone, flat forehead, and olive skin

Ø  Men have their custom of sporting a long braided hair in the upper part of their head with the rest of their hair cut short, if not shaved. Women hang up their hair behind their heads, sometimes held in place by a beaded band, which serves as ornament.

Ø  They have a small, even set of teeth caused by their common practice of filing their teeth while young.   

Ø  Social life among the Hanunuos revolves around the family

Ø  . Mangyan girls marry at an early age. During courtship, a young man convinces the girl of his intention through the use of ambahan. In between the recitations, he plays his subing, a three-star guitar. Marriage plans are done by both parents including the dowry. The actual wedding is short, the greater part consists of admonitions, and advises dispensed by a magdadniw a kind of minister

Ø  They practice skillfully the “swidden” kind of farming

TAU-BUID

Ø  They are located in the municipalities of Socorro, Pinamalayan and Gloria in Occidental Mindoro

Ø  They are popular as pipe smoker male and female wears loin cloth

BANGON

Ø  They are located in mountain municipalities of BongabongBansud, Gloria, Bongabon River in Oriental Mindoro

Ø  This tribe has their own culture language and writing system

RATAGNON

Ø  Ratagnon means mixture of tagalog and visayan people

Ø  Their language is similar to “CUYUNON”  language, a visayan language  in cuyo island in Palawan the female wears  a wrap- around cloth and g- string for male

FORMS OF EDUCATION

Ø  Their Forms of education is very low which about 2% only of their population due to their belief that that education can be best achieved through experienced and its against to their custom and tradition

Ø  Another reason is the economic and social reason aside from cultural they cannot  afford to send their kids go to school

CULTURE

Mangyans differ in many ways. In comparison to the technological advance between the two geographical divisions, the Southern tribes are more advanced as seen in their use of weaving, pottery and system of writing.

Ø  The Northern tribes, on the other hand, are simpler in their way of living. Their language just like the whole Philippines came from the Austronesian language family. However, even if they are defined as one ethnic group the tribes used different languages.

Ø  Mangyan cultural practices are in danger of vanishing because of the influence of modern lowland culture. The literature and traditions of the different Mangyan groups are short of documentation; thus, mainstream society lacks awareness of the beauty of Mangyan culture and its relevance to Filipino culture as a whole.

           

               The Arts

Ø  Mangyans offers a rich artistic heritage to the history of        pre-colonial Philippines.

Like any other indigenous tribes in the country their art is an expression of social relations in their community hence the adage, “Art for art’s sake” does not apply to them.  

Ø  One of their arts is the Ambahan, a rhythmic poetic expression with a meter of seven syllables presented through recitation and chanting. A variation of this is the Urukay, wherein it uses eight syllables instead. There are no authors of the poetry and if one will ask a Mangyan where he learned the lines of the poem, he’d say it came from his parents or read and copied it from the bamboo shoots where they originally write their scripts.

Lets dance....

Evaluation:
1. Enumerate the different groups of mangyan and different each
2.What can you say about their dance




























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