14 Facts About Lumad

Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous people in the southern Philippines.

Name Lumad grew out of the political awakening among tribes during the martial law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos.

The choice of a Cebuano word was a bit ironic but they deemed it appropriate as the Lumad tribes do not have any other common language except Cebuano.

Scholars and Lumad leaders stated that the resolution stems from a lack of historical awareness and the commission's ignorance of Lumad struggles in Mindanao.

Bukidnon Lumad is distinct from and should not be confused with the Visayan Suludnon people of Panay and a few indigenous peoples scattered in the Visayas area who are alternatively referred to as "Bukidnon".

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Lumad have a traditional concept of land ownership based on what their communities consider their ancestral territories.

Lumad, securing their rights to their ancestral domain is as urgent as the Moros' quest for self-determination.

Lumad are people from various ethnic groups in Mindanao island.

The Lumad have lost parts of their ancestral land because of a failure to understand the modern land tenure system.

However, the Lumad communities are located in mountains that are distant from urban areas.

Human rights watchdogs, Indigenous peoples groups, and environmentalists claim that Lumad territories were being militarized by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and that community leaders and teachers were being detained by the military on suspicion of being rebels.

On 8 December 2017, human rights group Karapatan asked the United Nations to probe Lumad killings, including the killing of eight T'boli and Dulangan Manobo farmers, allegedly by members of the Philippine Army.

The Alternative Learning Center for Agriculture Livelihood Development, formed in 2004 with support from TRIFPSS, established community schools for Lumad communities using lessons tailored to suit Indigenous culture and tradition.

Climate change is giving rise to various health issues, with Lumad communities reporting health problems brought about by rising temperatures and diseases that spread with changing rainfall patterns, such as dengue.