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In case the video version was too fast, this is a read through version that will hopefully help you understand what the Philippine government deems “indigenous” vs “non-indigenous”. It seems that according to the Philippine government, the difference between “indigenous” and “non-indigenous” is a matter of degree of Western influence/colonization; whether a group or tribe is so heavily influenced or changed by Western ideas, culture, religion or language vs ethnic tribes that may have experienced some colonial influences but more so preserved the majority of their practices and have stayed on their ancestral lands. Like i mentioned in my ig account, i’m not here to defend or rebutt who is and who isn’t indigenous just merely bringing you insight on a topic that may be of curiosity to you. That being said, there is no question that the major ethnic groups like Cebuano, Ilocano and Tagalog are definitely Native to these islands. In my opinion, they may have struggled with a better term to differentiate between groups like the Lumad or Igorots vs the Tagalogs. From an outsider point of view, using these terms makes it sound as though Tagalogs and Ilocanos are foreigners in these islands but I don’t believe that was the intention of those who proposed the use of these terms seeing that over 85% of the population is part of this “non-indigenous” grouping. Perhaps it’s time to update these terms so that we don’t alienate each other from our own native homelands? Maybe they used these terms to avoid using terms like “colonized” or “conquered”? That i don’t know. I have yet to find out. #filipino #pinoy #filam #igorot #lumad #aeta #indigenous #native

In case the video version was too fast, this is a read through version that will hopefully help you understand what the Philippine government deems “indigenous” vs “non-indigenous”. It seems that according to the Philippine government, the difference between “indigenous” and “non-indigenous” is a matter of degree of Western influence/colonization; whether a group or tribe is so heavily influenced or changed by Western ideas, culture, religion or language vs ethnic tribes that may have experienced some colonial influences but more so preserved the majority of their practices and have stayed on their ancestral lands. Like i mentioned in my ig account, i’m not here to defend or rebutt who is and who isn’t indigenous just merely bringing you insight on a topic that may be of curiosity to you. That being said, there is no question that the major ethnic groups like Cebuano, Ilocano and Tagalog are definitely Native to these islands. In my opinion, they may have struggled with a better term to differentiate between groups like the Lumad or Igorots vs the Tagalogs. From an outsider point of view, using these terms makes it sound as though Tagalogs and Ilocanos are foreigners in these islands but I don’t believe that was the intention of those who proposed the use of these terms seeing that over 85% of the population is part of this “non-indigenous” grouping. Perhaps it’s time to update these terms so that we don’t alienate each other from our own native homelands? Maybe they used these terms to avoid using terms like “colonized” or “conquered”? That i don’t know. I have yet to find out. #filipino #pinoy #filam #igorot #lumad #aeta #indigenous #native

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