Special Midterm Exam (GEE2)

Based on the first reading, which among the following is NOT a significant characteristic of indigenous peoples?

• Lineage can be traced from a population group living in a specific area.

• Historically, socially, and culturally indifferent from the dominant groups

• Maintenance of cultural identities and institutions, with little to no foreign or outside influence

• Settlements in an area were created most often way before modern states or territories were established and before modern borders were defined

According to the second reading, the following are the significant contributions of the IPRA (Indigenous People Rights Act of 1997), EXCEPT for one:

• It recognizes the “ownership” of the Indigenous Community over their traditional territories

• It aligns the national policies to the principles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

• It forces the government to provide the indigenous people their basic needs such as healthcare, food, employment, and education

• It provides tenurial security  to  the  community  with  issuance  of  an  ownership  Title  (Certificate  of  Ancestral Domain/Land Title) to the concerned Indigenous clan or community

They are known as the non-Muslim, non-Christian indigenous peoples of Mindanao.

• Bisayas

• Igorots

• Lumads

• Mangyans

This the general term used to describe most of the indigenous people groups found in Northern Philippines

• Ilocanos

• Igorots

• Lumads

• Mangyans

They are one of the few indigenous people in the Philippines that traditionally practiced mummification.

• Aeta

• Ibaloi

• Gaddang

• Tagbanua

They are known as the largest indigenous group of the Central Philippines.

• Igorots

• Ilocanos

• Lumads

• Mangyans

They are widely known for their traditional house called "torogan."

• Manobo

• Maranao

• Ifugao

• Lumad

The single most impressive distinction of this group is their continued use of a native Indic-based script or syllabary for writing their ambahan or urukay.

• Cuyunon

• Mangyan

• Tao't Bato

• Tagbanua

This refers to the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Potentially, this belief perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork, and perhaps even words—as animated and alive.

• Ancestral Worship

• Animism

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

They are believed to be direct descendants of the Tabon Man, a 16,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Palawan.

• Ati

• Cuyunon

• Lumad

• Tagbanua