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Disciplines and Ideas in

the Social Sciences
Quarter 2 Module 8:
Roles and Significance of Filipinos’
Indigenous Social Ideas to National
Development

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Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences- Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 8: Roles and Significance of Filipinos’ Indigenous Social
Ideas to National Development
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Disciplines and Ideas in
the Social Sciences
Quarter 2 Module 8:
Roles and Significance of Filipinos’
Indigenous Social Ideas to National
Development
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Roles and Significance of Filipinos’ Indigenous
Social Ideas to National Development.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

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facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
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Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Roles and Significance of Filipinos’ Indigenous
Social Ideas to National Development.

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 What I Need To Know

There is enormous diversity among communities of Indigenous peoples, each of

which has its own distinct culture, language, history, and unique way of life. Despite
these differences, Indigenous peoples across the globe share some common values
derived in part from an understanding that their lives are part of inseparable from the
natural world.

This module will help you identify indigenous social ideas that contribute to
national development. Indigenous peoples are custodians of some of the most
biologically diverse territories in the world. They are also responsible for a great deal
of the world’s linguistic and cultural diversity, and their traditional knowledge has
been and continues to be an invaluable resource that benefits all of mankind.

After going through this module, you are expected to evaluate the roles and
significance of Filipinos’ indigenous social ideas to national development.

What I Know

ESSAY. Answer the following questions based on your understanding. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Enumerate the influences of indigenous people to your culture and how

these affects to your wellbeing?
2. What indigenous tradition would you like to revive that could contribute
to national development?
3. How can you preserve indigenous practices?

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 What’s In

Have you ever encountered a situation where an elder warned you not to do a
certain action because it is bad and has a negative meaning? How about doing a
traditional task but you did it your own style rather than conforming to the usual
way?
Explain your experiences on the space provided below.
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What’s New

Listen to the song “Imagine” by John Lennon. Make a poster based on how you
visualized the imagination of the singer. Connect it to indigenous social ideas that
affects national development.
Your artwork will be graded according to this rubrics:
Creativity 20 points
Attractiveness 20 points
Message Conveyance 20 points
TOTAL 60 points

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 What Is It

Indigenous knowledge to understand its connection to indigenous social work,

social welfare, and social development.
Local and indigenous knowledge refers to the understandings, skills, philosophies
developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural
surroundings. For rural and indigenous peoples, local knowledge informs decision –
making about fundamental aspects of day-to-day life.
This knowledge is integral to a complex that also encompasses language, systems of
classification, resource use practice, social interactions, rituals and spirituality.
These unique ways of knowing are important facets of the world’s cultural diversity,
and provide a foundation for locally appropriate sustainable development.
Indigenous knowledge is a part of a larger process that brings to light new paradigms
and conceptions of indigenous social work, social welfare and social development
practice and research.
Social works is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes
social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation
of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and
respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of
indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and structures to address life
challenges and enhance wellbeing.
Social welfare is a group of assistance programs that is designed to ensure the
wellbeing of nation’s citizens. It is a system that aims to provide quality care to society
participants. This means that it can be designed as a systematic set of programs that
assist the population in different stages of their lives but, that system comes from an
effort and intention to provide that social welfare situation on the first place.
Social development is about improving the wellbeing of every individual in society so
they can reach their full potential. The success of society is linked to the wellbeing of
each and every citizen. It requires the removal of barriers so that all citizens can
journey toward their dreams with confidence and dignity. It is about refusing to accept
that people who live in poverty will always be poor. It is about helping people so they
can move forward on their path to self-sufficiency.

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Indigenous knowledge system technologies and practices

Farming System
Seen from a wider perspective, the farming system consists of the payoh
(rice terraces), muyung (wood lot) and the uma (swidden) as practiced by the
Northern Luzon farmers. These indigenous knowledge believe to originate in
the high mountains of Cordilleras.

Wood Carving
Wood carving is both livelihood and an art. It has an ancient origin.
Many indigenous groups are involved in wood carving in combination with
farming. This craft is done during the dry season. For many residents, it is
more profitable to remain at home carving than to work for wages in any
industry in faraway places.

Livestock Farming
The tribe people also raise livestock including swine pigs, chickens and
carabao. The main reason for raising animals especially chicken and pig, relate
to the tradition of performing cañao for the Ifugao, atang for the Ilocano and or
simply paying the gods and goddesses during the harvest. Moreover, it is a
source of additional income.

Fishing
Fishing is the lifeblood and way of life for some indigenous group. Before
seaweeds farming was introduced, the sustenance and survival depend solely
on fishing. The fishing methods employed are environmental friendly. These
include linggih (net fishing) pag-ambit (deep sea fishing) paubik or panah (spear
and arrow or hook and line), bubu (bamboo fish trap), pitikan (diving weapon)
and sangkaliyah (shark fishing).

Weaving
Another home-based livelihood among tribes is weaving. Their woven produced
include placemats, bags, purses, wallet, bed sheet, chaleco and pencil case to
name a few. Raw materials used for these products are obtained locally.

Food Preparation
Root crops are gathered from the forest or from the hills with the use of rough
tools like wooden dibble stick (tagad) or iron tipped dibble stick (pitala).

These are some of the indigenous knowledge that are still practiced nowadays.
These practices evolved but the foundation is still similar.

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 What’s More

ACTIVITY 1

Create a well-organized matrix that explain how a certain indigenous

knowledge affects social works, social welfare and social development. Use
separate sheet.
Social Work Social Welfare Social
(provide social (provide social Development
Indigenous (What are the
work related to the welfare related to
Knowledge results of social
indigenous the indigenous
works and social
knowledge) knowledge) welfare)

What I have Learned

What other indigenous knowledge you know? Discuss it on a separate sheet

and evaluate its evolution to the modern process.

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 What I can do

ESSAY. In not more than 5 sentences each, answer the following questions on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. In the past 3 years, what recent social development you believe
strengthen indigenous social ideas?
2. Why is participating to indigenous social ideas important to national
development?

Additional Activities
Have you learned so far? At this point expand your horizon. Write a reflection
paper base on the 6 ways indigenous peoples are helping the world achieve
#ZeroHunger. How these initiatives contribute to national development? Write your
answer on a separate sheet.

Assessment

Submit a case study on local and indigenous knowledge and conservation

practices in mountain ecosystems

The case studies may focus on (but not limited to):

 Successful integration of indigenous knowledge for policy and programming
 Resilient infrastructure and climate adaptation inspired by indigenous
knowledge systems
 Mapping and conservation of rare/endangered species using indigenous
methods
 Indigenous knowledge and preservation of intellectual property rights

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 Answer Key

ASSESSMENT What’s More What I Know

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References
Discipline and Ideas in Social Sciences by Ritchel B. Bernardo and Christian R.
Ranche
Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences by Arthur S. Abulencia et al.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – Local and
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
EASSW.Org – Social Sciences for Development
IUCN.Org – Commission Ecosystem Management

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