The Lumad is a term being used to denote a group of indigenous people in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially adopted by the delegates of the Lumad Mindanao Peoples Federation (LMPF) founding assembly on 26 June 1986 at the Guadalupe Formation Center, Balindog, Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines. It is the self-ascription and collective identity of the indigenous peoples of Mindanao.
The name Lumad grew out of the political awakening among tribes during the martial law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos. It was advocated and propagated by the members and affiliates of Lumad-Mindanao, a coalition of all-Lumad local and regional organizations which formalized themselves as such in June 1986 but started in 1983 as a multi-sectoral organization. Lumad-Mindanao’s main objective was to achieve self-determination for their member-tribes or, put more concretely, self-governance within their ancestral domain in accordance with their culture and customary laws. No other Lumad organization had had the express goal in the past.
Everything is massive around me
in my private reality
With all this controlling me,
what can I do but
sit and wait
for it all to happen
Sit and wait
for it all to take place
As the night arrives I try
to hold my thoughts,
to keep them tied
I'm kind of looking from the outside,
unable to close my eyes
so I just
sit and wait
for it all to happen
Sit and wait
for it all to take place
The stars look small from here,
like little lamps in the night,
We cannot be seen