Case Study 2 - Identity Brings People Together

The many facets of the Lamlifew village womenfolk 

     Indigenous peoples embody the fragility of today’s societies, they are perched in the most precarious position in a world where homogenisation of cultures is regarded as favorable. Our vulnerability to the mass media as propagated by the West (them having the machinery and means to distribute and political position to merchandise) has crippled our already erratic sense of self and distorted the inherent meaning of our national identity in which the repercussions are counted as silent and irreversible, just like poison. While it is sustained that cultures are dynamic and ever changing, this position does not necessarily encompass sudden shifts of normalcy especially those triggered by external factors. The most potent leveller (antidote) to this gradual dilution of cultures is a communal consciousness that highly values heritage, that which has molded and is continuously shaping our systemic existence. This proactive stance on cultural resiliency has guided the womenfolk of the B'laan village of Lamlifew in Sarangani, Philippines to take into their hands the protection of their way of life; not in the form it was handed down by their ancestors but instead in the fabric woven by their present circumstances and informed by their current aspirations.


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