Bukidnon Lumad leaders, DENR sign MOA on foreign-funded project
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/09 August) — Leaders of indigenous peoples in Bukidnon signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for a foreign-funded...
View ArticleLumad artists come together for ‘alternative’ celebration of Bukidnon Centennial
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/15 August) – Lumad artists in Bukidnon will be featured in a compact disc recording and concert in a project launched by different groups in the run-up to the province’s...
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Just Married
Jedidiah B. Cariaga and Ceasar Enrico de los Reyes acknowledge well-wishers during their tribal wedding on Monday (August 25, 2014) in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Jedidiah, Binibining Bukidnon 2012 and...
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Pestle Wrestling
Two Lumad players test their strength in a traditional game called duso or pestle wrestling during the tribal sports competition in Malaybalay City on Tuesday (August 26) as part of the month-long...
View ArticleAnti-mining Lumad leader in Cagayan de Oro killed
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/14 Sept) — A leader of the Higaonon tribe who is a staunch anti-mining activist was gunned down by unidentified assailants while riding home on a motorcycle in the...
View ArticleIP group hits Sen. Cayetano for ‘fanning anti-Moro sentiment’
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – An indigenous peoples’ alliance accused Senator Alan Peter Cayetano of fanning anti-Moro sentiment and of being “painfully unversed in the intricacies of the...
View ArticlePAGDARO SA KALINAW: UN Envoys and Ateneo Legal advocates Decry Tribal Chiefs...
1st of 2 parts DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 Feb) – “The Promising Future of the Teduray and Lambangian is up in the air,” lamented Victoria “Vicky” Tauli-Corpuz, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on...
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A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: Knowing more about Nuing
NUING, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental — Nuing who? And why the need to know more about Nuing? Nuing is a barangay in the municipality of Jose Abad Santos (JAS) in the newly created province of...
View ArticleTalama: Rewarding the unheralded heroes of conservation
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 25 Feb) – Since its proclamation as a national park in 1990, and later as a full-fledged protected area in 2000 through Republic Act 8978, timber smuggling and other...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Another view of the Mindanao divide
MELBOURNE, Australia (MindaNews/26 February) — The term adivasis is the generic appellation used in India for the various ethnic groups duly recognized to be its aboriginal population. This designation...
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Sacrificial Chicken
A baylan or spiritual leader conducts a ritual to communicate with the spirit while holding a sacrificial chicken during the start of the Indigenous People Leaders summit held at Camp Evangelista in...
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Lumad Consent
A Bukidnon tribal leader signs his consent to the 68.8-megawatt hydropower electric project of Hedcor, a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power, in Barangay Maluko, Manolo Fortich town in Bukidnon on Wednesday...
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Rep. Catamco on IPs in the Committee-approved BBL: “not so happy”
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/22 May) – “Not so happy.” North Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco proposed at least 12 amendments to the then 18-article, 242-section draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, focusing on Indigenous...
View ArticleWanted: boarding house for Lumad scholars
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 May) — The city’s Scholarship on Tertiary Education Program (STEP) has asked the local finance board to consider renting a house for Lumad (Indigenous Peoples) scholars...
View ArticleRep wants seats for Moro, Lumads in SUC governing bodies
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/09 June) – A Moro member of the House of Representatives has filed a bill giving Moro and Lumads (Indigneous Peoples) membership in the governing bodies of the State Universities...
View ArticleLumad leader killed in Baganga
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 June) — A Lumad member of Barug Katawhan, an organization of Typhoon Pablo survivors, was shot dead Thursday evening (June 25) in the veranda of his house In a statement,...
View ArticleGroups bring ‘militarization’ of Lumad schools to CBCP’s attention
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/06 July) – After the Department of Education refused to heed calls for the pullout of government troops from schools for indigenous peoples in Southern Mindanao, Gabriela...
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Defaced
A Manobo woman splashes red paint on a tarpaulin bearing portraits of Rep. Nancy Catamco and military officials during a protest rally at F. Torres Street, Davao City on August 14, 2015. The House...
View ArticleTeachers of Lumad schools renew calls for pullout of military
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/15 August) — Teachers of schools run by Lumad organizations renewed their calls for the pullout of military forces and disbandment of the paramilitary group ‘Alamara’ that...
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Seeking Justice
Isidro Indao, spokesperson of Kahugpungan sa Mag-uuma sa Kitaotao condemns the killing of Lumad leaders in Lianga, Surigao del Sur during an indignation rally at Freedom Park in Davao City on September...
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