tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761453286322285518.post7155868939041667887..comments2023-10-24T01:03:57.027-07:00Comments on DeSales University in the Philippines: Ati or Aeta Woman: Philippines AboriginesDr.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978442613677815730noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761453286322285518.post-74674081215825358652010-08-03T02:15:09.432-07:002010-08-03T02:15:09.432-07:00That's a good idea. i think its about time to ...That's a good idea. i think its about time to recognize this people. they are not other people, they're one of our ancestor. instead of persecuting their color, why not help theme? they are one of our national treasure.cagayan de oro schoolshttp://www.cdokay.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761453286322285518.post-48747020458148594932009-07-29T03:46:21.733-07:002009-07-29T03:46:21.733-07:00Hi Ken! Do you know if this woman is married or ha...Hi Ken! Do you know if this woman is married or have children?<br /><br />She really seems very cute, I really feel like going there asking for her hand.Larasesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761453286322285518.post-15717771109657163722008-03-08T15:51:00.000-08:002008-03-08T15:51:00.000-08:00Ken!!! Thanks for the photo! We do want to start a...Ken!!! Thanks for the photo! We do want to start a fund raising project to help the Ati aborigines in the Philippines. The students are brainstorming right now on what project to do.Dr.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978442613677815730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761453286322285518.post-15107234715476590022008-03-07T09:12:00.000-08:002008-03-07T09:12:00.000-08:00BTW, here she is holding a can of beer taken a lit...BTW, here she is holding a can of beer taken a little bit later:<BR/><BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenilio/140901079/Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766663619822651670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761453286322285518.post-13416974558102295782008-03-07T09:01:00.000-08:002008-03-07T09:01:00.000-08:00The story of the Ati you have in the picture is .....The story of the Ati you have in the picture is ... so full of irony. I actually took that photo during the 'Ati-atihan' festival in Aklan two years ago. 'Ati-atihan' means to be like the Ati - so everyone dresses like the Ati and parade around town. Dressing like the ati before was just smearing black soot or dye on the skin but since the festival has been commercialized in recent decades, the costumes have become more elaborate and fantasy-like. But back to the Ati in the picture - so she was going around town during the event that supposed to celebrate them - BUT - they are including she - are being laughed at, reduced and marginalized. She was actually going around begging, not caring that the festival is for them but caring because there are many people around to beg from - so she could buy alcohol. Like many other native peoples around the world, native peoples in the Philippines are marginalized and reduced to alcoholism. Things are a-changing though. They have formed groups (eg with the help of the Sisters) to fight for their rights and claim their ancestral lands. How successful they will be, remains to be seen. But it's a start.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766663619822651670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761453286322285518.post-13357798895230047072008-02-14T07:26:00.000-08:002008-02-14T07:26:00.000-08:00It is believed that the "Aeta" people settled in t...It is believed that the "Aeta" people settled in the Philippines about 30,000 years ago from the other Asian regions via the land routes that are now gone. Thus the similarities in appearance with the other aborigines in the Austro-Pacific region.Dr.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978442613677815730noreply@blogger.com