B263 UROT, DESY JOY C.

CHAPTER 1: THE RIGHTS OF THE ICCs/IPS

Activity 1: Visual Analysis

Instructions: Analyze what ideas are being expressed by the following images below in relation to
what you can exercise and access freely before, today, and maybe in the future (15pts).

Your analysis:
The ideas being expressed by the image it is the Right of Education, Right to Suffrage, Cultural
Integrity and Justice for equality. In fact, some educational organizations have decided on extreme
measures to take education to the mountains where indigenous people live. Such a great plan is
based on the discovery that moving indigenous young people to urban settings for schooling has not
been too successful. With all the efforts of educating indigenous people, little is still known about the
strategies that are effective because a large number of such programs are unsuccessful. The
effective protection of indigenous peoples' heritage will be of long-term benefit to all humanity.
Cultural diversity contributes to the adaptability and creativity of the human species as a whole. To be
effective, the protection of indigenous peoples' heritage should be based broadly on the principle of
self-determination, which includes the right and the duty of indigenous peoples to develop their own
cultures and knowledge systems. Equality also aims to promote fairness and justice, but it can only
work if everyone starts from the same place and needs the same things. Many indigenous peoples
share legacies of removal from traditional lands, destruction of their cultures, discrimination and
widespread violations of their human rights.

Activity 2. Brainstorming
Instructions: Read and analyze the following concepts below. Discuss each concept based on how
you understand them. Write your answer in the space provided for each concept by using keywords
and/or phrases (8+2=10pts).

Fundamental Rights Important Points

1.Rights to Ancestral Their identity and life are secured on the land that their
Domains/Lands ancestors have nurtured and battled for with blood and
sweat. Comprising lands, inland waters, coastal areas, and
natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership,
occupied or possessed by ICCs/IPs, by themselves or
through their ancestors.

2.Rights to Self-Governance The inherent right of ICCs/IPs to self-governance and self-

and Empowerment determination and respects are the integrity of their values,
 practices and institutions. Therefore, they will promise the
right of ICCs/IPs to freely pursue their economic, social and
cultural development.
3.Rights to Social Justice and It is the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges
Human Rights within the society. The Rights to Social justice and human
rights have a shared goal which is the human dignity and
equally for all. The issues that make social justice difficult to
achieve, such as poverty, rejection and discrimination are in
direct conflict with human rights.
4.Rights to Cultural Integrity The Rights to Cultural Integrity covers the protection of
indigenous culture, traditions, institutions, and education
systems, the recognition of cultural diversity, the
community’s intellectual rights, the rights to religious and
cultural sites and ceremonies; the right to indigenous
knowledge, systems, and practices. It also a premised on
the common ownership of the local people over natural
resources.

Activity 3. Metacognition
Instructions: Study on the fundamental rights of the ICCs/IPs (see Appendix A) and provide any
representations that explain or summarize your understanding about these rights. You may sketch
images/representations or paste a cut-out picture in the space provided. Support each representation
by providing statements that will further elaborate your insight (40pts.).

Rights to Ancestral Domains

Further Explanation:
Ancestral lands/domains shall include such concepts of territories which cover not only the
physical environment but the total environment including the spiritual and cultural bonds to the areas
which the ICCs/IPs possess, occupy and use and to which they have claims of ownership. The land is
the most asset of the IPs. They are interrelated with the land and all things that are found in their
place. They consider their land as sacred as shown by their rituals that are connected to it. For them,
losing land means losing everything their identity, integrity, rituals, customs and traditions.
Rights to Self-Governance and Empowerment

Further Explanation:
The Government shall establish the means for the full development of the ICCs/IPs own
institutions and initiatives and where necessary provide their resources needed. Also we hall
recognize and respect the role of independent ICCs/IPs organizations to enable the ICCs/IPs to
pursue and protect their legitimate and collective interests and aspirations through peaceful and
lawful means.
Rights to Social Justice and Human Rights

Further Explanation:
Here are different human rights that can achieve social justice for the Indigenous people which
aim to make sure that IPs enjoy equal opportunities and privileges within society. First is Promotion of
Equality, Human rights can help to fight human dignity and equally for all. In addition to promote
equality generally, human rights protect against direct and indirect discrimination based on certain
characteristics specially on Indigenous People. We ensure that no one may be discriminated against
because of their culture, sex, race, religion, political opinion, sexual orientation or nationality in
exercising their rights. Lastly is the Employee Rights which is Equal sharing of wealth is enhanced
through equal opportunity for employment. The Health and safety standards, equal pay and working
hour limitations.
Rights to Cultural Integrity

Further Explanation:
Recognizing the diverse community presently living within Ancestral Domains, is Cultural
Integrity which is premised on the common ownership of the local people over natural resources.
Ecotourism can provide a way for Indigenous people to share their cultures and histories in their own
environment. This can bring economic gain. The only way that regional or local culture and concerns
can be truly represented is for Indigenous people to have direct input into decision making.
Indigenous peoples educated their youth through traditional means demonstration, group
socialization, participation in cultural and spiritual rituals, skill development and oral teachings.
Knowledge to Indigenous people is personal and involves emotions, culture, traditional skills and
nature.

Assessment 1. Writing a Case Analysis Paper

Instructions: Read and analyze the given situation below and determine what particular fundamental
right of the ICCs/IPs is violated. Following the given template, write a case analysis paper using the
provided answer sheet. You will be rated based on the provisions provided in the rubric below
(16+4=20pts).
“In a statement, the indigenous tribes said pretty stationeries (‘magagarang papel’ lin their language)
are inutile once foreign corporations come to dig and mine their lands or when they inundate
communities and rivers with mega dams. “With the titling of ancestral lands through the CADT of
IPRA, ancestral lands become privately owned, destroying our traditional communal practice of
ownership and land use. With private ownership, foreign companies can easily coerce or entice IPs
to sell their ancestral lands, because instead of getting the consent of the whole community, only the
consent of the individual the CADT is named after is needed,” they said. IPRA is indeed a viable tool
for the government to facilitate the entry of foreign projects in the indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands
“leaving us as squatters in our own lands, threatened every now and then to be displaced. Worst it
breeds animosity and disunity among our people causing tribal wars over land disputes. Such
disputes were always easily resolved before through traditional settlements but not during the IPRA
implementation,” they also said.”
Source: https://www.bulatlat.com/2004/10/30/indigenous-groups-decry-7-years-of-ipra-law/

A CASE ANALYSIS PAPER

A. Introduction
The Philippines is composed of 1,107 islands. It is an archipelago that is rich in natural
resources, history, diverse, culture and many linguistic group. The problem and issue for this case
study is indigenous people are inutile because the foreign corporation come to get and mine their
ancestral lands. IPs are very identity and life secured on the land that their ancestors have nurtured
and battled with blood and sweat.
B. Background
Philippines is the only country in Asia who use term indigenous people. Foreign Corporation are
referring to those who have escaped and dig the domains of the IP’s. This study is set in one issue of
the indigenous people in Southern Tagalog which is the Mangyan tribe. Many of foreign would claim
and have interest in the natural resources found in their ancestral domains.
C. Evaluation of the case
This statement originally as a lecture within the same title delivered. In the field of this various
issue and historically and socially necessary consequence these individuals appear to have also
become our ancestors.
D. Solutions/Changes
Mangyan are the natives of Southern Tagalog and used to have a lot of land that they are
travelled and lived in. Land is their identity and integrity. As we know their problems that many foreign
should dig and mine their lands and domain. The government was implemented and instituted the
Republic Act (IPRA). What is more important to them is the protection, sustainability, control and
responsible use of the natural resources. Because their lands are sacred as shown by their rituals
that are connected it.
E. Recommendations
The Mangyan lived of the land and the resources that the land provide. Working the field is very
important for them because most of the food for the family comes from the field. As a learner I
recommend to all that not be looked down upon and to be tricked because that is what happens when
they cannot real. They get presented a contract when someone tells them. Don’t dig their sacred
place because their ancestors are battled that with blood and sweat. Having their own land matters
now and they are learning the value of their land. We should help and protect them.

Activity 4. Writing an English-Binukid Slogan

Instructions: Compose a slogan in English that promotes the fundamental rights of the ICCs/IPs
based on the lessons that you have learned in this chapter. Limit your slogan for 1 to 2 sentences.
Translate your slogan from English to Binukid, and then present it to an IP community/member to
validate your translation. Once finalized, design your English-Binukid slogan by adding appropriate
graphics (15pts). Use the space provided below (15pts.).
“We must protect their ancestral domains.”
Translate: “Eg sasindegan ta ka tane ne in taleo to kabuybuyagan ta”
Explanation: This slogan means that we must conserving the cultural heritage can be achieved only
by keeping it alive and by following it. That is why what is more significant to them is the protection,
sustainability, control, and responsible use of the natural resources. Because for them losing their
lands means losing everything It is for these reasons that Republic Act 1997 or the Indigenous
Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) was instituted and implemented.