Calamian Tagbanwa people

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The Calamian Tagbanwa people are an indigenous group of the Philippines residing mainly in the Calamian Islands of northern Palawan, known for their distinct language, traditional fishing and swidden farming, and rich animist cultural practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people
country Philippines
culturalPractice epic chanting
oral traditions
ritual dances
ritual offerings
traditional music
culturalRevitalizationEffort documentation of oral traditions
preservation of Calamian Tagbanwa language
protection of sacred sites
environment coastal areas
small islands
upland forest areas
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Philippines NERFINISHED
hasRightTo ancestral domains
hasStatus marginalized group in the Philippines
language Calamian Tagbanwa language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Philippine languages
locatedIn Calamian Islands NERFINISHED
Mimaropa region NERFINISHED
Palawan province NERFINISHED
northern Palawan
populationTrend relatively small population
protectedBy Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous cultural community in the Philippines
recognizedBy National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Palaw’an people NERFINISHED
Tagbanwa people of mainland Palawan NERFINISHED
religion animism
indigenous Philippine folk religion
resourceUse forest resources
marine resources
threat cultural assimilation
environmental degradation
loss of traditional lands
traditionalBelief ancestor worship
nature spirits
spirit veneration
traditionalEconomyType subsistence economy
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood fishing
shifting cultivation
swidden farming
usesWritingSystem Tagbanwa script NERFINISHED

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Kalamian languages ethnicity Calamian Tagbanwa people