SIPA 2008 - Monday, July 28, 2008 5:12 - 0 Comments

The State of the Indigenous Peoples Address

We, the bae, datu, fulong, baylan, timuay, the indigenous leaders of indigenous communities in Mindanao, the Lumad, belonging to the different tribes of the Manobo, Talaandig, Pulangiyon, Mamanwa, Bla’an, Dibabawon, Mandaya, T’boli, Tagabawa-Bagobo, Erumanen-Menuvu, Higa-onon and Subanon, together in solidarity with our friends, allies and partners from the local government units, non-government organizations, and support groups, have gathered here in Camp Alano, Toril, Davao City from July 28-30, 2008, to convey the true state of the indigenous peoples [MORE]