FRANCIS G. BRAVO
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About
About
The Iraya Mangyan
The Iraya Mangyan
The Iraya Mangyan is one of the eight subgroups of the Mangyan ethnic group. They reside in Occidental and Oriental Mindoro specifically, in municipalities of Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, Abra de Ilog, Paluan, Mamburao, and Santa Cruz.
They speak their own unique language, the Iraya. They also have their own ethnoastronomical beliefs and traditional climate knowledge. As the world continues to dance with the cadence of modernity, the Iraya Mangyan endures to confront dilemmas and their culture is forced to adapt, causing cultural changes.
The peace-loving people
The peace-loving people
The Iraya Mangyan people are known to be peace-loving and friendly. Anthropologically, they belong to a few groups of Filipinos with no warrior traditions as compared to other ethnic groups in the Philippines.
The skilled artisans
The skilled artisans
The Iraya Mangyan are known for their Nito-weaving skills and craftmanship. Their crafts include baskets, serving trays, bread plates, and coasters. Their traditional weaving culture has become a source of livelihood.
Sources
Literary sources
Charl Justine B. Darapisa, "Guraan, Kaingin, at Gulang: Discovering the Landscape Identity of the Vernacular Landscape of Mangyan Iraya Tribe through Ethnographic Study and Social Learning," Seoul National University, 2020, https://s-space.snu.ac.kr/handle/10371/169693.
PPDO Oriental Mindoro, Facts and Figures, https://ppdo.ormindoro.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FACTS_and_FIGURES_2018.pdf.
Ayala Foundation,. A young Iraya Mangyan woman "beads" her way to her dreams,. November 17, 2016. https://www.ayalafoundation.org/a-young-iraya-mangyan-woman-beads-her-way-to-her-dreams/.
Image sources
Ayala Foundation. Digital Image. Ayala Foundation. November 17, 2016. https://www.ayalafoundation.org/a-young-iraya-mangyan-woman-beads-her-way-to-her-dreams/.
"Gloria, Oriental Mindoro - Tawi Tawi Philippines Map." Digital Image. NICEPNG. Accessed July 20, 2020. https://www.nicepng.com/ourpic/u2e6t4e6w7q8i1i1_gloria-oriental-mindoro-tawi-tawi-philippines-map/.
Maentz, Jacob. "A Iraya Mangyan man digging a fish pond near his home to raise tilapia for his family." Digital Image. Jacob Maentz. Accessed August 23, 2021. https://jacobimages.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Mangyan_0288_0266.jpg.
Maentz, Jacob. "An Iraya Mangyan man mining for gold in a small river. Before we left the Iraya community we walked to a small river where we were told some of the Iraya’s often mine for gold. Rocks are used to divert water into wooden filters where small gold flakes will collect if there are any. There was only one man at the river when we went and he hadn’t had any success for the day." Digital Image. Jacob Maentz. Accessed August 23, 2021. https://jacobimages.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Mangyan_0568_0545.jpg
Maentz, Jacob. "An Iraya woman transporting firewood to her home." Digital Image. Jacob Maentz. Accessed August 23, 2021. https://jacobimages.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Mangyan_0178_0156.jpg
Villareal, Melo. "Mangyan Basket Weaver." Digital image. Out of Town Blog. July 15, 2014. https://outoftownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Mangyan-Basket-Weaver.jpg
Villareal, Melo. "Nito Weave Decorative Jars." Digital image. Out of Town Blog. July 15, 2014. https://outoftownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Nito-Weave-Decorative-Jars.jpg
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