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 The Higaonon 'Lumad' of
Mindanao
● Lumad means 'grown to place'. This term refers to 18
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Non-Moro Indigenous Communities in Mindanao, which
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by force of Colonization, were driven to the deepest

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hinterlands.
 HISTORY,
CULTURE,
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TRADITION AND
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LANGUAGE
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 Discovering their historical
background
 Several hundreds ago, the Spaniards, preoccupied with their desperate,
but unsuccessful attempt on Subduing c the fierce and resolute Moro
resistance did little to alter the developing non-Moro communities
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 • Written accounts suggest that the term
HIGAONON is a combination of the
root words; HIGA which means 'to live'
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or 'to reside' or 'to lay in bed'; GAON

which means 'mountain' and ONON
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which means 'people'

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 THEIR CULTURE
● The culture of Higaonon tribe ● They practice an ancient ritual
can be describe as one of peace, called Tampudas hu Balagun
for solving the internal conflicts c (treaty of the green vine branch)
of other ethnic groups.
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 •
The Bunkatol Ha Bulawan Daw Nang
Ka Tasa Ha Lana ("Treasure Unity of
Love and Peace") is a code of conduct
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they faithfully follow, a sacred bond

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that unites their community.

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 HIGAONON’S,
TRADITION AND
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LANGUAGE
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 ● Higaonons are true peace loving
people and also known as
weavers peace. The strive for
peace is expressed in their
traditional fabric, the Hinabol.
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● The term Hinabol is a Bukidnon
term for handwoven textile from
the South of the Philippines and
comes from the verb Habol,
which means to weave.
  Higaonon language is one
of the language in the
Philippine spoken by the
people in the region of
Misamis Oriental, South
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of Ginoog City, North

Central Mindanao.
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 KUYAMIS
FESTIVAL
● The Kuyamis Festival is
the official festival of
Cagayan de Oro in the
Province of Misamis
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Oriental. It was
successfully launched on
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January 8, 2014.
 KAGAY-AN FESTIVAL
OR HIGALAAY FESTIVAL
● Higalaay Festival, is a week-
long festivity filled with a series
of colorful, culturally rich and
fun-filled core events that
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culminate on the 28th of

August, the feast day of the
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city's patron, St. Augustine.

Thank you!
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