What is Kalanguya tribe?

The Kalanguya are an indigenous people group of the northern Philippines with a population of approximately 70,000. One of the authors (Arsenio) is a member of this ethnolinguistic group who manages a touring ensemble that incorporates traditional music and dance in performances for Kalanguya communities.

Where is Kalanguya tribe located?

Philippines
The Kalanguya (also sometimes referred to as the Ikalahan) are an Austronesian ethnic group most closely associated with the Philippines’ Cordillera Administrative Region, but whose core population can be found across an area which also includes the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, and Pangasinan.

What is Kankanaey?

The Kankanaey people are an Indigenous peoples of the Northern Philippines. They are part of the collective group of indigenous people known as the Igorot people.

What is Ifugao dance?

The Ifugao Monhim-ong ritual is a dance-like activity after a violent death of a member of a community. The men move in a single file rhythmically beating instruments called bangibang. The Kalinga also celebrate victory through dancing.

Is Kalanguya an Igorot?

The Kalanguya derive their ethnic name from the word “Kalanguya”. It is a contraction of the words “keley ngo iya”, which literally means, “what in the world is this?” This is used to pacify and therefore a word of peace.

Is Pangasinan a language?

Pangasinan (Pangasinense) is an Austronesian language, and one of the eight major languages of the Philippines. A few Aeta groups in Central Luzon’s northern part also understand and even speak Pangasinan as well.

What is the tradition of Kankanaey?

The indigenous peoples of the area (the Kankana-ey, who are collectively referred to as Igorot) have a long burial practice. It involves laying the deceased in their homes for 3 days. On the 3rd day, the deceased is made to sit on a chair, often strapped to it to keep the body upright.

Is Kankanaey an ethnic group?

What is the history of Ifugao?

Ifugao was formerly known as a part of the old Mountain Province. It was created as an independent province on June 18, 1966 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4695, otherwise known as the Division Law of Mountain Province.