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    The B'laan tribe is one of the most industrious unchristianized tribes in the Philippines. They are a proto-Malayan group located near the T'Boli tribe. The name B'laan comes from their words for "opponent people". They have their own language and continue many cultural traditions such as woven clothing, ritual dances, and belief in deities despite some adopting modern Filipino ways. Their culture remains centered around close family ties and respect for the environment.

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    The B'laan tribe is one of the most industrious unchristianized tribes in the Philippines. They are a proto-Malayan group located near the T'Boli tribe. The name B'laan comes from their words for "opponent people". They have their own language and continue many cultural traditions such as woven clothing, ritual dances, and belief in deities despite some adopting modern Filipino ways. Their culture remains centered around close family ties and respect for the environment.

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    The B'laan tribe is one of the most industrious unchristianized tribes in the Philippines. They are a proto-Malayan group located near the T'Boli tribe. The name B'laan comes from their words for "opponent people". They have their own language and continue many cultural traditions such as woven clothing, ritual dances, and belief in deities despite some adopting modern Filipino ways. Their culture remains centered around close family ties and respect for the environment.

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    The B'Laan Tribe of The Philippines

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    The Blaan Tribe

    The Tribe
    The most industrious of all the unchristianized tribes in the Philippines Is a proto-malayan group The neighbor of the TBoli

    Origin of Name
    The name of this Indigenous group comes from the words Bla and An, meaning Opponent People

    Also known as :
    Tagalacad or dwellers in the back country Tagakogon or dwellers in the cogon Buluan in Lake Buluan Bira-an/Bara-an Villanes/Bilanes Balud/Tumanao in Sarangani Island

    Language
    Said to be the source of the name for Koronadal City from two Blann words, koron (cogon grass) and nadal (plain) and for the name Marbel, which is a Blann term for the poblacion. The term is derived from Malbel which means "murky waters" referring to a river, now called Marbel River.

    Social Structure
    Organized under the Fulong Close family ties is a core value of Blann society
    Fulong Heads Family Religious Leaders Tribal Members

    Religious Beliefs
    believes on the supremacy of the great Creator named Malu or D'wata
    strong believers on the interdependency with the environment and must respect the will of the Creator

    Believes that their weaving designs were imparted to the dreamer through the l'nilong (fairies) make offerings to their deities requesting for signs to know where to best make a clearing for a particular planting session

    Customs
    practice Sweden agriculture Bilaan men wear their hair long and have tattoos on their back, chest legs and arms, some of the main characteristics practised by men and woman of this tribe is the shaving of the eyebrows and the blackening of their tongues and filed incisors. A hand-woven mat is spread on the ground or floor and is considered to be a sacred place

    Has ritual dances. One of their well-known ritual dances is the Blit B'laan which is a courtship dance of the imitating the movements of the male and female birds during mating season.

    Ethnic Art and Handicrafts


    Colourful native costumes woven from abaca and decorated with embroidery, buttons, beads and heavy brass belts with numerous tiny bells are worn by the women of the Bilaan The sequin-like capiz shells called takmon are used to give a distinct design and colour to their clothes

    Creates the brass ornaments and traditional beadwork have their own system of weaving using abaca fibre Musical instruments, like wooden lutes, flutes and bamboo tubes with strings are used extensively with their rituals and dances

    In the Modern Era


    Although many have adopted the ways of the modern Filipino and have been integrated into the main body politic, they still believe and practice their indigenous rituals and customs. The Bilaan of Southern Mindanao are still upholding their traditional ways of living, their values and their distinctive culture.

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