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    The Atta Tribe is located in northern Davao del Norte province in the Philippines. They number over 30,000 people and are concentrated in the municipalities of Talaingod, Asuncion, and Kapalong. The Atta are divided into subgroups but share a common language and identity. Their main livelihood is agriculture, and Atta women are known for their skill in weaving liyang baskets from materials harvested from the forest. The Atta people also have their own ethnic religion tied to their cultural identity and ancestry.

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    The Atta Tribe is located in northern Davao del Norte province in the Philippines. They number over 30,000 people and are concentrated in the municipalities of Talaingod, Asuncion, and Kapalong. The Atta are divided into subgroups but share a common language and identity. Their main livelihood is agriculture, and Atta women are known for their skill in weaving liyang baskets from materials harvested from the forest. The Atta people also have their own ethnic religion tied to their cultural identity and ancestry.

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    The Atta Tribe is located in northern Davao del Norte province in the Philippines. They number over 30,000 people and are concentrated in the municipalities of Talaingod, Asuncion, and Kapalong. The Atta are divided into subgroups but share a common language and identity. Their main livelihood is agriculture, and Atta women are known for their skill in weaving liyang baskets from materials harvested from the forest. The Atta people also have their own ethnic religion tied to their cultural identity and ancestry.

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    The Atta Tribe is located in northern Davao del Norte province in the Philippines. They number over 30,000 people and are concentrated in the municipalities of Talaingod, Asuncion, and Kapalong. The Atta are divided into subgroups but share a common language and identity. Their main livelihood is agriculture, and Atta women are known for their skill in weaving liyang baskets from materials harvested from the forest. The Atta people also have their own ethnic religion tied to their cultural identity and ancestry.

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    ATTA Tribe

    Where Are they Located?


     Talaingod Davao del Norte
     The Ata Tribe can be found in the northwestern portion
    of Davao del Norte, as well as in Bukidnon and
    Compostela Valley. They are further subdivided by the
    National Commission for Culture and the Arts into
    three groups, namely, Dugbatang, Talaingod, and
    Tagauanum. Generally identified as the Atas of Davao,
    they are concentrated mainly in the municipalities of
    Talaingod, Asuncion, and Kapalong, with an estimated
    population of more than 30,000. The Datu or chieftain
    is a recognized village leader and holds the utmost
    authority over his people.
     Some of the Atas resemble the typical facial
    characteristics of the Aeta in Luzon, although a 1997
    report by Heide Gloria and Fe Magpayo concluded that
    they are not the same as the Aeta or Negritos. Rather,
    the Ata are a mix of Negrito and Malay people. This
    perhaps explains why some have dark skin and curly
    hair, while others have fair skin and straight hair.
    Though they are divided into different subgroups, they
    speak a shared language called Ata and can fully
    identify with each other.
     According to anthropologist Fay-Cooper Cole, the
    name “Ata” refers to a person who dwells in very high
    places or at the peak of the mountain.
    Main Source of Livelihood
     Agriculture (corn, rice, etc.)
    LIYANG
     For generations, the Ata women have mastered the art of
    making liyang, a woven basket used for harvesting or for
    wood gathering. A liyang is made of abaca, rattan (uway), and
    a bamboo tree (bagtok), which are all harvested in the forest.
    Collecting raw materials alone entails hours of walking into
    the woods through a rugged track, while the arduous
    weaving of a full-size liyang takes about three days to finish.
    Most of these products are sold at the market or to nearby
    towns, as well as during special events like festivals.
    What Are Their Beliefs?
     The Atta people have their own ethnic religion. Ethnic religions
    are a broad category of religious beliefs and practices linked with
    the adherents' ethnicity. Conversion typically equates to cultural
    assimilation to the ethnic group, so their communities are often
    hostile towards anyone who turns from their traditional ways.
    (In religious studies, an ethnic religion is a religion or belief
    associated with a particular ethnic group. Ethnic religions are
    often distinguished from universal religions which claim to not
    be limited in ethnic or national scope, such as Christianity,
    Buddhism and Islam.)

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