Education for Indigenous People
Education for Indigenous People
Indigenous peoples are those groups specially protected in international or national legislation as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory, and their cultural or historical distinctiveness from other populations.
The Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines. They were not absorbed by centuries of Spanish and United States colonization of the Philippines archipelago, and in the process have retained their customs and traditions.
There are more than 40 different ethnic groups in the Philippines. Each group has a distinct and language. Several of these ethnic groups can be distinguished as "tribal groups". They are 'indigenous groups' who still live in a rather traditional way. Each group lives in a specific region on one of the islands. You can meet them in parts of Luzon, on some of the Visayas islands and on Mindanao.
A national policy framework (NPF) was recently adopted by the Department of Education ((DepEd) to answer the basic education needs of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) who live in mountain villages and sitios of Mindanao and other areas of the country.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the NPF for IPs is in line with the nation’s commitment to achieve its Education for All (EFA) targets and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) pursuant to DepEd Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA).
Luistro explained through DepEd Order No. 62, series of 2012, which was received here lately by DepEd Region 9 Director Walter Albos, that the NPF was preceded by a consultative and participatory process held in designated venues of Southern Philippines.
Albos said the consultations were followed by a national validation workshop where participants affirmed the principles of the draft framework and later recommended the formulation and implementation of an IP basic
Indigenous peoples are those groups specially protected in international or national legislation as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory, and their cultural or historical distinctiveness from other populations.
The Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines. They were not absorbed by centuries of Spanish and United States colonization of the Philippines archipelago, and in the process have retained their customs and traditions.
There are more than 40 different ethnic groups in the Philippines. Each group has a distinct and language. Several of these ethnic groups can be distinguished as "tribal groups". They are 'indigenous groups' who still live in a rather traditional way. Each group lives in a specific region on one of the islands. You can meet them in parts of Luzon, on some of the Visayas islands and on Mindanao.
A national policy framework (NPF) was recently adopted by the Department of Education ((DepEd) to answer the basic education needs of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) who live in mountain villages and sitios of Mindanao and other areas of the country.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the NPF for IPs is in line with the nation’s commitment to achieve its Education for All (EFA) targets and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) pursuant to DepEd Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA).
Luistro explained through DepEd Order No. 62, series of 2012, which was received here lately by DepEd Region 9 Director Walter Albos, that the NPF was preceded by a consultative and participatory process held in designated venues of Southern Philippines.
Albos said the consultations were followed by a national validation workshop where participants affirmed the principles of the draft framework and later recommended the formulation and implementation of an IP basic