Dayaw: The Indigenous Peoples Fest
Summary
TLDRThe video script celebrates the diversity of the Philippines' indigenous peoples, brought together by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The festival 'Dio' highlights the rich cultural tapestry of the archipelago, focusing on the theme of 'Kalikasan', a fusion of creation and the natural environment. It addresses the impact of climate change on indigenous communities and their art, agriculture, and lifestyle. The festival promotes cultural education, pride in heritage, and the preservation of indigenous traditions for future generations.
Takeaways
- 🎉 The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in the Philippines has successfully united indigenous peoples from various regions in a cultural gathering.
- 🌐 The term 'Dio', meaning honor, appreciation, or to show off, is used to represent the diversity and unity of Filipino culture.
- 🏖️ The festival is the fourth in a series of revitalized editions of the Philippines Indigenous Peoples (IP) festivals, each with a unique theme and location.
- 👥 Around 30 ethnolinguistic groups participated in the festival, showcasing their cultural heritage and raising awareness among the Filipino consciousness.
- 🌱 The festival's theme, 'Kalikasan', is a fusion of the words 'liat' (to create) and 'kalsada' (environment), highlighting the impact of climate change on indigenous communities.
- 🌍 The festival brought together not only indigenous peoples but also academics and cultural workers from around the world for discussions on climate change and cultural creativity.
- 🎨 Traditional art demonstrations, such as basketry, mat making, pottery, and weaving, were part of the festival's interactive and educational components.
- 💃 'Palabas in Kasan' is a term used to describe the energetic performances by indigenous groups in public spaces, aiming to educate the public about their culture.
- 🏛️ The festival included academic conferences and exhibitions, such as 'Suri khik Hassan in flux', which focused on the effects of climate change on indigenous cultural practices.
- 📚 The festival serves as an alternative education platform, using dance, song, and skits to illustrate indigenous rituals and everyday life.
- 🔄 The indigenous communities are using the festival as an opportunity to reconfigure their cultural practices in response to environmental changes and to share their knowledge with others.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in organizing the indigenous peoples' gatherings?
-The NCCA organizes indigenous peoples' gatherings to promote unity and cultural awareness among the diverse Filipino ethnic groups, showcasing their rich cultural heritage and traditions.
What does the term 'Dio' signify across different indigenous languages in the Philippines?
-The term 'Dio' has various meanings across different indigenous languages in the Philippines, such as honor or pride in Ilano, appreciation or recognition in Bayah, and to show off or parade in Tigwa. It generally carries a celebratory connotation.
How does the festival address the issue of climate change as it relates to indigenous communities?
-The festival addresses the issue of climate change by focusing on the theme 'kalikasan,' which combines the concept of creating (liat) with the natural environment (kalikasan), highlighting how climate change affects indigenous peoples' ability to create art, produce crops, and maintain their traditional lifestyles.
What is the significance of the word 'Suri khik Hassan' in the context of the festival?
-The word 'Suri khik Hassan' was coined by anthropologist Yasho Abaya to capture the issue of climate change and its impact on the cultural creativity of indigenous peoples. It signifies the changes in how they interpret nature and their relationship with the environment due to drastic environmental shifts.
How does the festival contribute to the cultural education of the general population in the Philippines?
-The festival contributes to the cultural education of the general population by exposing them to the diverse cultures, rituals, and traditions of indigenous peoples through parades, performances, and interactive exhibitions, thereby fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of their heritage.
What are some of the activities that take place during the indigenous peoples' festival?
-During the festival, various activities take place, including academic and interactive exchanges, traditional art demonstrations, parades, dances, songs, and skits that illustrate rituals and everyday life, as well as educational engagements in public spaces like schools, government offices, and shopping malls.
How does the festival help indigenous communities feel more connected and less isolated?
-The festival helps indigenous communities feel more connected by providing a platform for them to meet, share their experiences, and learn about other indigenous groups. This interaction helps them realize they are not alone and fosters a sense of unity and shared identity.
What is the role of 'Schools of Living Traditions' in preserving indigenous heritage?
-Schools of Living Traditions play a crucial role in preserving indigenous heritage by teaching younger generations traditional practices, dances, and musical instrument playing, ensuring that the knowledge and skills are passed down and the cultural legacy continues.
How does the festival address the commodification or near extinction of indigenous cultures?
-The festival addresses the commodification or near extinction of indigenous cultures by highlighting the importance of their traditions and ways of life. It provides a platform for indigenous peoples to share their art, rituals, and beliefs, raising awareness and promoting the protection of their cultural heritage.
What is the significance of the festival's theme 'kalikasan' in relation to indigenous art and lifestyle?
-The theme 'kalikasan' is significant as it emphasizes the connection between the natural environment and the cultural creativity of indigenous peoples. It highlights how climate change impacts their ability to create art, grow crops, and live their traditional lifestyles, urging for a reconfiguration of their relationship with nature.
How does the festival contribute to the broader cultural trajectory of the Philippines?
-The festival contributes to the cultural trajectory of the Philippines by promoting a deeper understanding and appreciation of indigenous cultures. It serves as a positive metonym for celebration, symbolizing the country's emerging cultural identity and its journey back to recognizing the genius of indigenous traditions.
Outlines
🌟 Unity in Diversity: The Filipino Indigenous Gathering
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in the Philippines has successfully united indigenous peoples from various regions, emphasizing the diversity within Filipino culture. The term 'Dio', shared across different languages, signifies pride, appreciation, and celebration, encapsulating the Filipino multicultural identity. This year's indigenous people's gathering is the largest and most ambitious, with around 30 ethnolinguistic groups participating, showcasing their unique cultures and traditions. The event aims to raise awareness and appreciation for the rich tapestry of indigenous cultures that make up the Philippines.
🌍 Climate Change and Indigenous Lifeways
The script discusses the impact of climate change on indigenous communities, threatening their traditional ways of life, including art and agriculture. The festival 'Dio' this year focuses on the theme 'Kalikasan', a fusion of 'liat' (create) and 'kalsada' (environment), highlighting the challenges faced by indigenous peoples in adapting to environmental changes. Anthropologist Yasho Abaya introduces the term 'Suri Khikhasan' to capture the relationship between cultural creativity and climate change, emphasizing the need for indigenous communities to adapt their agricultural practices and rituals in response to a changing environment.
🎓 Cultural Education and Exchange
The festival 'Dio' includes academic and interactive exchanges, with conferences and exhibitions that delve into the native Filipino culture. It features traditional art demonstrations, academic discussions, and public parades, aiming to educate both the indigenous communities and the wider public. The event serves as an alternative educational platform, with indigenous groups performing dances, songs, and skits to illustrate their rituals and everyday life. The script highlights the importance of cultural education in fostering understanding and appreciation for indigenous heritage and the need for its preservation.
🌱 Celebration of Indigenous Identity and Wisdom
The final paragraph celebrates the positive shift in perception towards indigenous communities in the Philippines, recognizing their cultural genius and contributions. The festival 'Dio' symbolizes a journey back to the diverse Filipino identity and the wisdom of indigenous peoples. It emphasizes the pride and determination of these communities to maintain their heritage and pass it on to future generations through 'Schools of Living Traditions'. The script concludes by acknowledging the importance of celebrating life and sustaining an introspective worldview, encapsulated by the festival's theme of celebration and unity.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Indigenous peoples
💡NCCA
💡Cultural diversity
💡Dio
💡Climate change
💡Kalikasan
💡Cultural thread
💡Ethnolinguistic groups
💡Living Traditions
💡Cultural education
💡PalaBas
💡Suri khik Hassan
Highlights
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has successfully united indigenous peoples from the Philippines for a cultural gathering.
The concept of unity without uniformity is emphasized, highlighting the diversity within the Filipino nation.
The term 'Dio' is used to represent the celebration of Filipino multiculturalism.
Different meanings of 'Dio' across various regional languages in the Philippines are presented to show linguistic diversity.
The indigenous people's gathering is described as the biggest and most daring event of its kind.
Around 30 ethnolinguistic groups participated, representing the rich tapestry of Philippine indigenous cultures.
The festival aims to increase awareness and educate the mainstream population about indigenous communities.
Indigenous groups from various regions, including those that have reverted to Islam, are mentioned as participants.
The festival's theme 'Kalikasan' focuses on the impact of climate change on indigenous communities.
The term 'Kalikasan' is a fusion of words meaning 'to create' and 'natural environment', highlighting the relationship between culture and nature.
Academic and interactive exchanges are part of the festival, featuring prominent anthropologists and cultural workers.
Traditional art demonstrations, such as basketry, mat making, pottery, and weaving, are highlighted as part of the festival.
Indigenous peoples engage in 'Palabas in Kasan', an alternative education approach through street performances.
The festival serves as a platform for indigenous groups to showcase their rituals and everyday life to a wider audience.
The importance of education about indigenous communities is underscored as a key purpose of the festival.
Indigenous pride in their heritage is evident, and this has been a driving force in preserving their traditions.
The festival promotes a deeper understanding and appreciation of the indigenous peoples' contributions to Philippine culture.
The term 'Dio' is presented as a positive symbol of celebration, reflecting the country's emerging cultural trajectory.
Transcripts
[Applause]
[Music]
speee
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the Philippines indigenous peoples
coming from far and wide have been
reunited yet
again the country's National commission
for culture in the Arts or NCCA has
succeeded in bringing together this
multitude becoming more and more aware
that unifying does not necessarily mean
singular
fying for the Filipino can be United but
the nation is in fact far from being
[Music]
singular the Filipino is as diverse as
the very Islands they call home
nevertheless across this Rich tapestry
there would always run a cultural thread
that would somehow link and bind the
diversity
[Music]
together to illustrate further the word
Dio is one such thread Dao is a term
shared by many different tongues across
the
archipelago to the ilano of Northern
Philippines it means honor or
Pride to the bayah of the central
Islands it is appreciation or
recognition to the tig wanun of the
South Dao means to show off or parade
in all its linguistic incarnations the
connotation of Dio is
celebratory as such and as a word
encompassing the Filipino multicultura
it was chosen to embody this year's
indigenous people's Gathering touted to
be the biggest and in many ways the most
[Music]
daring the NCCA has organized several
other indigenous people's convergences
in the past described as roaming
Festival
and taking the identity of its chosen
home
[Music]
base there was mindanao's Kuda or
gathering there was Northern Philippines
uog or
unity and Central Philippines dumog
dignity already the fourth in the ncca's
revitalized editions of the Philippines
IP festivals Doo struck with an
unexpected Force taking Urban Manila the
national capital by
surprise around 30 ethnolinguistic
groups out of the country's Legion of
almost a 100 Rose to Herald their
presence into the Filipino
Consciousness from the Philippines
powerful North Lon iuga of kangan
iuga a of
batan Mala of Cagayan
Valley balod of NOA
visaya gang of mountain
Province Kalinga of
Kalinga ibaloy of
Benet Daga of
kzo from the the central archipelagic
region Manan of
mindoro Jama mapun of
Palawan Panay bukidnon of
capis bukidnon of
Negros Palawan of
Palawan and the atti of aklan Negros
Iloilo garas and
capis from Southern Philippines the
crowd was a mix of secular lumads and
peoples who have reverted to Islam Bahan
of balut Island sarangani Daval
Del tiboli of Lake sebu south
cotabato teduray of
magao kamayo of ausan
Del mang wangan of davo Del
nor manobo of
bukid Bobo of davo
City iranol of
magana sang of balut Island sarangani
davo
Del subanon of Zamba
Del mammana of suro Del
nor T of
Hulu Kagan of Dava
Oriental joining them in Lively
celebration are the ethnolinguistic
groups of the Visas lowlands who have
embraced the pronouncedly West
acculturated way of life nonetheless
still as Filipino as their native
Brethren some IP delegations have
Faithfully participated in festivals
past and have now brought along their
younger
Kindred in their hearts they have the
best of
[Music]
intentions
many other indigenous groups otherwise
shy and hesitant have followed suit
having been emboldened by their fellows
who have seen the positive impact of the
festival on the cultural education of
Metropolitan Philip
who unfortunately know too little of
them
[Music]
as it turns out this exposure helped
educate not only the so-called
mainstream
population the indigenous peoples long
been separated by territorial
inaccessibility and a few of them
surviving without the aid of mass media
have been thriving in relative seclusion
and have never heard of others who live
like them albit miles or several Seas
away
and then when we meet them we feel at
homea we share our instruments it's
parallel everything is parallel planting
rual wedding ritual you know
Thanksgiving
ritual during these convergence
festivals they finally realize that they
are not
alone
[Music]
the Philippine indigenous people's
Festival has always highlighted the
biggest issues confronting the IP
communities issues which have at times
become so major as to push their ways of
living and beliefs to Mere
commodification or Worse near
Extinction this time Dio focused on a
different kind of conflict that of man
versus
nature the effects of climate change
have become a threat to the continuous
ability of indigenous peoples to create
art produce crops or simply live life as
they know it hence this festival's theme
is kalikasan a fusion of tagalo words
liat meaning to create and kalikasan or
natural
environment Anthropologist yasho Abaya
who coined the word elaborates khik
Hassan is a term that I thought might
capture this compelling issue of climate
change and how that relates to the idea
of cultural creativity of the indigenous
peoples because prior to these drastic
changes in the environment they do have
relatively stable kind of flow in in how
they do
Agriculture and uh how they deal with
the environment and there are rituals
that are associated with these
activities now because of this climate
change things have really reconfigured
the way they interpret nature how will
they get the resources at what time of
the year how will they grow their crabs
Etc hewing closely into the kalikasan
theme and introducing other aspects of
the Native Filipino to the maneno are a
number of academic and interactive
exchanges highlights of the ongoing
convergence
Festival in the national museum of the
Filipino people Dio becomes cerebral and
contemplative prominent anthropologists
sociologists cultural workers and guests
from around the world flocked together
in the multi-day conference entitled
Suri khik Hassan in flux
Su saang khasan is a series of
exhibitions around the Metro displaying
creative craft and industry along with
photos especially fascinating are the
demonstrations of some local masters of
traditional art
basketry mat
making pottery
and
[Music]
weaving outside the somewhat scholarly
and solemn corners of the
museum the IP delegations took to the
streets eager to parade with pride along
the frenzied roads and corridors of busy
[Music]
Manila palabas in kasan is where the
indigenous peoples engage Manila in
highly energized alternative
education ready with several montages of
dances
songs and skits that illustrate rituals
in everyday
life the delegates regaled their captive
audiences not only in Ral Park the main
venue but also those in
schools government offices
and even in the most unlikely places of
all the shopping
malls but what is alternative if not
daring in the end there will always be
the question why is there a need for an
indigenous people's convergence the of
repeated answer is
education truth be told this reason
alone is profound enough for most of the
country have yet to learn about the
indigenous communities and their
Maverick
[Music]
genius either you're
aita the
way we are using this one as a
needle this one has three colors the
white the red and black okay white
stands for peace and red for bever and
black is for death the pride in
themselves is
evident
this has been a governing force in the
people's will to continue on with their
Heritage which in several points
throughout history were dismissed as
uncivilized this pride has emboldened
them to pass on their ways to the next
Generations through schools of Living
Traditions or
[Applause]
slts
[Music]
we very
glad is traditional dances and musical
instrument
playing only few Master Slinger as of
now in many ways the Philippines is now
in an era of deeper understanding of the
plight and wisdom of the pure native
Native has almost ceased to Bear a
negative connotation a big reason for a
continued celebration of life and the
constant sustenance of an introspective
world view for this Dio as a positive
metonym of Celebration has become the
most apt if not the best word to
symbolize the country's emerging
cultural
trajectory
a spirited Journey Back to the manifold
Filipino
identity and back to the genius of all
things
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indigenous
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