Mamanwa Tribe

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1. MAMANWA

2. BASIC
INFORMATIONS

3. TheMamanwacan
befoundinAgusan
DelNorte,Surigao
DelNorte,Surigao
DelSur,Panaoan
Island,andinthe
mountains of
SouthernLeyte.

4. Mamanwa tribehas
beenclassifiedasa
Negritosubgroup.

5. Traditionally,bothMamanwa womenandmenwear
fabric-madeheaddressandsomeaccessoriessuchas
necklacemadeofbeads.Howevernowadays,menand
womenofMamanwaalreadyadoptedthemodernattire
suchast-shirtandpants.

6. Settlements are generally small, numbering from
three to twenty households in high ridges or valleys.
The houses are usually arranged in a circle.

7. BELIEFS,
SUPERSITIONS,
RITUALS AND
CEREMONIES

8. BIRTH RITUALS
•Mamanwa women during
pregnancywouldsuppresstheir
desireforfoodaffectingthe
healthandgrowthoftheir
babieswhichnaturallyneed
nutritiousfood,especiallywhile
insidethewomboftheir
mothers.
•Duringpregnancyonaccountof
theirelders'prohibitiontotake
nutritiousfooditemswhichcan
increasetheweightoftheir
unbornbabies.

9. •Mamanwa weddingsaretraditionally
celebratedduringsummermonths—
MarchtoMay.
•Thecourtshipbeginswhentheboyis
between7to10yearsold.
•Parentsvisitthehomeofaprospective
brideofthesameageastheirsonandthe
headofthefamilyinformsthegirl´sfamily
thattheirsonseeksmarriage.
Marriage Rituals

10. Death and Mourning Rituals
•Theytransferfromaplacetoanotherespeciallyincaseofdeathstoleave,
sadness,greatsorrows,andforgetgriefpainfulmemories.
•InMamanwa,thedeadwereeitherlaidonaplatformbuiltbesideatreeor
wrappedinamatorbambooslatsandhunguponatree.

11. Healing Rituals
•Healingritualsareperformedby
Baylan/Tambajon(Shaman)whohastwo
kindnamely;thosewhoarespecialistin
usingherbalmedicinetotreatillnesses,
andthosewhoareskilledinconducting
ritualsandceremonies

13. Superstitious beliefs
•Mamanwa tribebelievein
spiritsandunseenbeings
residingandprotectingthe
elementsoftheirenvironment
andtowhomrecognitionand
respectmustbeaccorded
otherwisetheywillbe
punishedorafflictedby
adverseincidents.

14. Superstitious beliefs
•Another,whenitisa
farmarea,releasinga
whitechickenwillresult
tofertilityofthesoil,itis
believedthatthiswill
increasetheharvest.

15. CEREMONIES

16. Bonok-BonokFestival
➢isaritualdanceoriginatedinMamanwa tribe.This
festivaliscelebratedinSurigao.Itisalsocelebrated
inreverencetothePatronSaintSanNicolasde
Tolentinoandtoreflectthecity’srichcultural
heritage.

17. TahawanCeremony
➢Theyarestillpracticingthisceremony
whichisanindigenousmannerof
worship,thanksgivingandcheery
making.

18. Kahimunan Ceremony
➢GrandfestivityintheMamanwaland,it
isofferedwhenwelcominganimportant
personinthetownorprovince

19. Deities (gods / godesses)
Tahaw
➢The supreme god
Magbabaya
➢The supreme deity
Diyatot
➢The lowest in the rank of the
deities. It believed to dwell in
the balete tree.

20. ROLES OF MEN
AND WOMEN

21. Roles of Men
•Mamanwamenaretasked
togathermaterialsfrom
theforestthatarefarfrom
themwhichwillbeusedto
maketheirproductsfor
economicpurposes.
•MenfromMamanwaare
skilledindoingfarming.
•Theyarealsousingbow
andarrowinhunting.

22. Roles of Women
•Mamanwa women
contributedfairlyonthe
householdincomebyselling
theirbasketryorproducts
fromrattaninthetownsof
Cortes and Tandag
respectively.
•Otherswereactiveinthe
farmplantingvegetablesand
gatheringhoney.
•Majorityofthehouseholds
choresaredonebywomen.

23. LEADERSHIP

24. TitleoftheLeader:
DAKULA
•Dakulaleaderdulyrecognized
bythecivilauthorities.S/he
initiativelyleadsinconducting
thecommunity celebrations
suchasKalumunan and
Magdiwata.
•Leadsthevillageinwelcoming
visitorsordignitarieslike
electedofficialsintheLocal
GovernmentUnit(LGUs).
•S/he is obliged to solve the
conflict and will make sure it
will be pacified.

25. NOTABLE
PERSONALITIES

26. Kandarangen
•She is a strong woman, one who
uses her voice to create positive
change, and one of the female
forest defenders of the
Philippines.
•Melinda Gates is one of the six
women who are part of her tribe’s
Bantay Banwagroup, where she
actively speaks on behalf of her
fellow Mamanwasduring
consultations on forest
governance.
•She said, “A woman with a voice
is by definition a strong woman.”
Melinda Gates

27. MAMANWA
GROUP 5:
Leader: Lucas, Stella
Ass. Leader: Sibunga, Jesseiah
Members:
Aguete, Hannah Joyce N.
De La Cruz, Midsy
Dela Cruz, Joycel
Fagaragan, Lerma
Gajes, Danica
Llanes, Princess Ann Cathlene
Tamayo, Princess Mae