IS101-Bukidnon Cultural Studies

Chapter 3: The Indigenous Cultural

Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPS)

L earning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

analyze meanings and translations of L1 expressions through context clues

evaluate the significance of the indigenous artifacts and practices to the
culture of the ICCs/IPs of Bukidnon
indigenize program-related activities through integration of local
knowledge and concepts

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Introduction
This chapter allows you to appreciate the richness of the culture of the seven
recognized Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) in the
province of Bukidnon. These indigenous communities include Bukidnon, Higaunon,
Manobo, Matigsalug, Talaandig, Tigwahanon, and Umayamnon. You are expected to
appreciate and to promote their unique culture by analyzing the meaning of their heritage
language, interpret meaning and significance of the cultural artifacts and practices to their
culture, and to help them promote their existing practices related to your field such as
economic/livelihood activities and/or financial management practices.

LOOKING BACK
Activity 8. BINGO Game

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Instructions: Think of an idea or example that you can attach to for the following
concepts below. Write the idea or example in the space provided for each concept. Limit
your answer to one word or phrase per concept (18+2=20pts).

BINGO GAME

Culture
Non-Material Culture Material Culture

Norms: Folkways
Values Norms: Mores

Language
Ethnocentrism Belief

Multiculturalism
Subculture Culture Relativism

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Symbols
Real Culture Ideal Culture

High Culture
Counterculture Popular Culture

Activity 9. Identifying Material and Non-material Culture

Instructions: Provide at least 20 items that you have at home and things you do daily or
occasionally with your family. After listing them, identify whether they belong to
material culture (MC) or non-material culture (NMC). Write MC or NMC before the
numbers and the name of the items or events after the numbers. Material cultures are
tangible things perceivable by human senses such as food, while non-material cultures
are ideas and are not perceivable by human senses such as beliefs.

Examples:

Things that you may do daily or

Things that you may have at home
occasionally with your family
(Material or tangible culture)
(Non-material or intangible culture)

1. Bible 1. Worship together in a church

2. Clay pot 2. Experience Kaamulan festival

3. Wooden guitar 3. Celebrate Christmas

_____1. _____11.
_____2. _____12.
_____3. _____13.
_____4. _____14.

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_____5. _____15.
_____6. _____16.
_____7. _____17.
_____8. _____18.
_____9. _____19.
_____10. _____20.

Guide Questions:

1. What are the things you have at home that your parents have kept from
generation to generation?
2. What are the things that you and your family use daily at home?
3. What do you usually do with your family from Monday to Sunday?
4. What important occasions do you celebrate with your family?

UNLOCKING
Activity 10. Memory Matrix

Instructions: Recall at least five economic/livelihood or financial management practices

that your family has been practicing since time immemorial by providing what is asked
in the matrix below (15pts.).

Economic/livelihood or
Cultural Significance or
financial management Mechanics/Process
Purpose
practices
1.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

Activity 11. Textual Analysis

Instructions: Analyze the following expressions in the table below and try to attach them
with meaning using the context clues (10 pts.).

English
L1 Expressions Context Clues Meaning Translation of L1
Expressions

Maria is
tagpangaen a
guava slowly
1. Tagpangaen
because of a
problem with her
mouth.

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A soldier has to
blow his food
2. Mapasu-pasu before consuming
it because it is
mapasu-pasu.

A thread and a
3. Dagum dagum are used to
sew.

The king
duminayon
walking back
4. Duminayun home after buying
a bird from a boy
while he was on
his way.

Regardless how
plenty the goods
are in the kitchen,
without some
5. Kahimanan
kahimanan in it,
one could not
possibly cook
them.

MOUNTING
Activity 12. Metacognition
Instructions: Study about the seven existing Indigenous Cultural Communities or
Indigenous Peoples (see Appendix B) focusing on their economic/livelihood practices for
Business and Economic students, or financial management practices for Mathematics
and Accountancy. Provide at least one economic or financial management practice that
is present in each community (35pts.).

The ICCs/IPs Economic/livelihood or financial management practices

1. Bukidnon

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2. Higaunon

3. Manobo

4. Matigsalug

5. Talaandig

6. Tigwahanon

7. Umayamnon

ASSESSING
Assessment 4. Interpreting Meaning and Significance of Cultural Artifacts and
Practices
Instructions: Conduct a key informant interview (KII) with members and/or experts of
the ICCs/IPs to explore on their artifacts and practices. To be guided on this process,
research and study on the important points and reminders in doing interviews with an
IP member. Gather at least five artifacts or objects that are used by the community that
is assigned to you in their economic/livelihood activities or financial management
practices (see Appendix C). Provide their meaning and significance to the said
community by using the space provided (35pts).

Names and Images of Artifacts Symbolism/Significance

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1.____________________________________

2. ___________________________________

3. __________________________________

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4. ___________________________________

5. ___________________________________

DRIVING FORWARD
Activity 13: Income Generating Project Proposal

Instructions: You are expected to propose an income-generating project to help an

Indigenous community present in your locale to promote their existing economic or
financial management practices, and to sustain their basic needs. Have it written
following the sample format below (50pts).

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Income Generating Project (IGP) Proposal Format

I. Cover Page – Project Summary Information
1. Project Title
2. BukSU Logo
3. (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Course
Bukidnon Cultural Studies)
4. Name of Proponents
5. Name of Institution
6. Address of the Institution
II. Rationale
1. The need of IGP in a community
2. The need of the assigned community on the
implementation of IGP
3. Discussion about the assigned community
4. How the IGP would help the said community
III. Project objectives
1. General objective
2. Specific objectives
IV. Project Description (Brief)
V. Mechanics and Implementation (Pre, During, and Post)
VI. Expected Output
1. Production capacity and expected outputs
2. Projected summary of Gross Sale of Products
VII. Workplan of Activities
1. Major activities and the person responsible and
involved (be presented using a table)
2. Timeframe or duration (be presented using a Ghant
chart)
VIII. Budgetary Requirements
1. For production (particular item, period and cost)
2. For equipment, Supplies, Tools, and
Implementation (Particular Item, Description,
and Costs)

Conventional formatting:
a. Short-sized paper
b. Book Antiqua font style
c. 11 font size
d. Double spacing

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