Lumad

Women in manobo dress

The Lumad are a group of indigenous peoples who live in the south of the Philippine island of Mindanao .

Lumad is a Cebuano term for "native" or "indigenous". It is the short form of "katawhang Lumad" (indigenous people). It was introduced as a self-description in 1986 by the Lumad Mindanaw Peoples Federation (LMPF). For more than 20 years it has been referring to the indigenous peoples of Mindanao who have not been Christianized or Islamized and still maintain their old traditions.

The Lumad include the following tribes:

• Bilaan
• Mamanwa
• Manobo , Manobo Bilit, Manobo Tasaday
• Mandaya
• Mansaka
• Kalagan
• T'boli
• Subanu
• Tiruray

Individual evidence

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