Held every October since 2007, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts partners with local governments to hold the Indigenous Peoples Festival. First hosted in Davao City and then last year in Isabela, the Provincial Government of Capiz hosted this year’s festival entitled, “Dungog: Indigenous Peoples Festival”.
The word “dungog” means, “honor” in Visayan and through this festival, different indigenous peoples all over the country showcased their unique and culture and heritage. It was a five-day celebration with different activities starting with their parade, forums, exhibits, performances and the interactive demonstration of their daily lives along with their natural houses.
Some of the indigenous peoples who participated in that memorable affair were the Tausug, the Ati (from different parts of the country), the Mangyans, The Bagobos, the Subanen ( Zamboanga) and the Ifugaos.
Along with my toddler, he had fun visiting each houses starting with climbing their stairs made of bamboo. He might not be truly aware of what the fuzz was all about but it was a start for him to be cognizant of some social issues.
Here are some pics from Dungog: Indigenous Peoples Festival 2009
The festival was held at the Villareal Stadium in Roxas City
The main attraction to the festival were the 15 traditional houses from the different Indigenous Peoples with participants performing some dances, songs and even their local crafts and livelihood.
My Aki exploring the house of the Subanen tribe;that man behind him was waiting to take his shot of my sweetie
Ifugao house
It was educational as well with large banners providing the profile of the group.
We saw many students painstakingly copying...exams eh?
Here are some photos of the participants..
BAGOBO
I love this guy! He was so friendly and patient with people taking his photos
PANAY BUKIDNON
My Anthropology teacher was one of the key players in preserving the culture of the Panay Bukidnon who are noted for their epics..
ATI
The Ati of Panay Island
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Thumbs up on this article! You should also try to visit Bukidnon sometime – http://www.BukidnonOnline.com
The Kaamulan Festival (featuring the 7 hill tribes of Bukidnon) will be held on FEb-Mar =) You’ll love covering the events especially the street dancing competition.
Thank you. If I will have the chance, I’ll surely will. I’ve been hoping to visit Bukidnon one of these days…thanks for dropping by!
Hello, i am very happy that you have posted a very recent blog about Bagobo…I hope you will also features more about Bogobo Cuisine including their beverages.
It is very important that we need more knowledge about their food preparations, typical spices they are using, and what tools or cooking utensils being used. I am making a research about that. Very few or almost none in the web has features bout it ..Hoping to email me something very related of what I need. Thank you
Thanks for dropping by Pamela. That would be interesting, I myself is ignorant of that specific part of their unique culture. I’ll surely feature their cuisine if I have the experience of getting to know their cuisine myself one of these days..
Thanks again.
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This festival is great.. when is the next Indigenous festival?? i want to witness it also.
I really don’t know the exact date but maybe same month, I guess..:-)