The Blaan people , are one of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao in the Philippines . Their name may be derived from "bla", meaning "opponent", and the "people"-denoting suffix "an". According to a 2021 genetic study, the Blaan people also have Papuan admixture.
15-690: The Blaan are neighbors of the Tboli , and live near Lake Sebu and Tboli municipalities of South Cotabato , Sarangani , General Santos , the southeastern part of Davao and around Lake Buluan in North Cotabato . They are famous for their brassworks, beadwork, and tabih weave. The people of these tribes wear colorful embroidered native costumes and beadwork accessories. The women of these tribes, particularly, wear heavy brass belts with brass "tassels" ending in tiny brass bells that herald their approach from afar. Some Blaan natives were displaced when General Santos
30-578: A musical heritage consisting of various types of agung ensembles – ensembles composed of large hanging, suspended or held, bossed/knobbed gongs that act as drone without any accompanying melodic instrument. Other instruments include the hegelung . The Tboli have a tradition of a highly complex polytheistic religion. However, more recent variants of their religion have been influenced by Islam and Christianity . Nevertheless, some continue to preserve religious practices from thousands of years old traditions. Maasim, Sarangani Maasim , officially
45-724: A river, now called Marbel River . The tribe practices Indigenous rituals while adapting to the way of life of modern Filipinos. Relations with settlers and their descendants are not always harmonious; settlers reportedly clashed with some Blaan natives in March 2015. Blaans speak their native language of the same name . However, they have additionally developed literacy in Cebuano , Hiligaynon , Tagalog and, to some extent, Ilocano . These languages were brought and introduced by settlers from Cebu , Bohol , Siquijor , Negros , Panay , Tagalog-speaking regions , Central Luzon and Ilocandia during
60-673: Is Tboli. Their whereabouts and identity are somewhat imprecise in the literature; some publications present the Tboli and the Tagabili as distinct peoples; some locate the Tbolis in the vicinity of Lake Buluan in the Cotabato Basin or in Agusan del Norte . Tbolis speak their native language of the same name . However, over the decades, Tbolis can speak and understand Cebuano , Hiligaynon , Tagalog and to
75-488: The Municipality of Maasim ( Cebuano : Lungsod sa Maasim ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Maasim ; Maguindanaon : Inged nu Maasim , Jawi : ايڠد نو ماسم), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani , Philippines . According to 2020 census, it had a population of 64,940 people. Maasim is politically subdivided into 16 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios . The majority of
90-452: The fais , are made with intricately designed brass. The Blaan also sew plastic beads or shell sequins to create intricate designs on women's blouses and trousers, called the takmon . Geometric and other designs depicting the environment or the solar system are sewn using cotton yarns onto men's pants and shirts, called the msif . The Blaan tribe at the foot of Mount Matutum Protected Landscape support their livelihoods by collecting
105-548: The Úbûs , Blàan , Blit , Tàú-Segél , and the Tasaday , they have historically been described as pagans, animists, etc., as opposed to Muslim peoples or Christian settlers. In political contexts, however, the Cebuano term " Lumad " ("native") has become an umbrella term for the various polytheistic peoples of Mindanao. In ethnographic and linguistic literature on Mindanao, their name is variously spelt Tboli, T'boli, Tböli, Tagabili, Tagabilil, Tagabulul and Tau Bilil. Their endonym
120-452: The early 20th century. Some of the deities in the Blaan pantheon include: The Blaans have a system of weaving using abaca fiber. The art of abaca weaving is called mabal or mabal tabih , while the cloth produced by this process is called the tabih . Blaan weavers do not use spinning wheels. Instead, they join together by hand strands of the abaca fiber, which are then used to weave
135-537: The feces of the Philippine palm civet for processing into wild civet coffee . Sitio 8 village, Barangay Kinilis, Polomolok is famous as a civet coffee-producing settlement . Tboli people The Tboli people ( IPA: ['tʔbɔli] ) are an Austronesian indigenous people of South Cotabato in southern Mindanao in the Philippines. Tbolis currently reside on the mountain slopes on either side of
150-482: The past decade, driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that greatly improved trade and transport. KPP announced on June 3, 2008, that Alcantara-controlled Conal Holdings Co. would build in mid-2009 the $ 450 million 200-megawatt clean coal Kamanga Power Plant, in Maasim, Saranggani . The plant was expected to supply part of Mindanao 's baseload power requirements when it
165-577: The population are Moro and Lumad origin. One of the indigenous peoples living in mountainous areas of Maasim is known as Bla'an. Poverty incidence of Maasim Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy of Maasim is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of copra (dried coconut meat). Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts , maize , sugarcane , bananas , pineapples , mangoes , eggs , beef , and fish . The economy has accelerated in
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#1732844500685180-453: The some extent, Ilocano , alongside their own native language. These languages were brought and introduced by these settlers from Cebu , Bohol , Siquijor , Negros , Panay , Tagalog-speaking regions , Central Luzon and Ilocandia , upon their arrival into Tboli homelands during the early 20th century. They are considered to be an indigenous people in Philippine law. The Tboli have
195-510: The tabih. Fu Yabing Dulo was one of two surviving master designers left of the mabal tabih art of ikat weaving. Estelita Bantilan , who was given the National Living Treasures Award in 2016, is a master weaver of traditional mats known as igêm . The Blaan have a tradition of creating art from brass and copper. The Blaan smelt brass and copper to produce small bells and handles of long knives. These knives, called
210-509: The upper Alah Valley and the coastal area of Maitum , Maasim and Kiamba in the province of Sarangani. In former times, the Tbolis also resided in the upper floor of the Alah Valley. After World War II and the arrival of settlers from other parts of the Philippines, they have been gradually pushed to the mountain slopes. As of now, they have almost been expelled from the fertile valley floor. Like their immediate neighbouring ethnic groups,
225-400: Was founded in 1939. Others settled in the city. Their language is said to be the source of the name for Koronadal City , from two Blaan words – kalon meaning cogon grass and nadal or datal meaning plain, which aptly described the place for the natives. On the other hand, Marbel, which is another name for the poblacion , is a Blaan term malb-el which means "murky waters" referring to
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