An ethnolinguistic group that inhabits parts of Saranggani Province, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat, Philip
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Dancing With the Dreamweavers: A Narrative Discourse of the T'bolis of the Southern Philippines
Emmanuel Villoria Hernani (Cebu Normal University, Philippines), Ma Rosita Ampoyas Hernani (Cebu Normal University, Philippines), and Delmo Amfan Dulay (Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3729-9.ch013
Abstract
This chapter revolves around the impact of socio-political diaspora to the concept of tribal-ancestral land, which is sacred to the community and the cultural identity of the T'boli, an ethno-linguistic group. A narrative discourse approach is used to illustrate the tribe's struggles to the existing hegemony, particularly with the dynamics between the tribe and other inhabitants, the intrusions of other values and exploitations of their ancestral domains as explored across a changing sociocultural milieu. In an attempt to provide understanding of cultural identity amidst the changing social landscapes, the authors describe, identify, explore, and interpret the subject. Hence, the chapter provides the worldview of T'boli people and offers a narrative juxtaposition of the three opuses from three different fields. Further research is needed to ensure protection and preservation of the T'boli culture and its identity and indigenous significance within Southeast Asia and, specifically, the Philippines to better understand this land-based culture.