The indigenous peoples of the Philippines are ethnolinguistic groups or subgroups that maintain partial isolation or independence throughout the colonial era, and have retained much of their tradition
Traditional Kalinga dancers
Bagobo people during the 2016 Kadayawan Festival in Davao City
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The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous peoples in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning 'native' or 'indigenous'. The term is short for Katawhang Lumad, the autonym official
Indigenous peoples of the Philippines
…many different groups) and singular Bugkalot groups, while the non-Muslim culturally-indigenous groups of mainland Mindanao are collectively called Lumad. Australo-Melanesian groups throughout the archipelago are termed Aeta, Ita, Ati, Dumagat, among others. Numerous culturally-indigenous groups also…
Women in traditional Manobo attire during the Kaamulan Festival of Bukidnon.
A Bagobo chief (matanum)
The colorful Kaamulan Festival celebrated annually in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
A hat from the Mandaya people made up of palm, bamboo, feathers, cotton, fiber, and beads, housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art.