Experience with Indigenous People

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An Experience with Indigenous People The indigenous people of 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 who have managed to resist centuries of Spanish and United States colonization and in the process have retained their customs and traditions. We were invited in a forum where there were indigenous people as resource speakers. It is our pleasure to hear such things from them. I was amazed by the stuff which they made and was sold to the audience. I realized that Filipinos are really creative and wise by making different items. We are really rich in terms of our culture. When the people spoke, I felt something. I was hurt because I know deep inside they wanna say a lot. They cannot express what they really feel. They are always discriminated that’s why it is said that they are also part of the marginalized sector in our country. What struck me the most is when one of my classmates asked a question about how the government helps or cares about the indigenous people. I was shocked with their answers. They said that when the money comes to them, the money is not enough even for uncooked rice. It was only enough for “lugaw”. My heart melted right away. I realized how lucky I am to have this kind of life. As a student, I wanna help them by empowering them and serve as their voices in our society. I want everybody to recognize them that they are also people, that they deserve so much attention and that they also deserve to live a normal life if only the government would start to make ways to bring them closer to what really life

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