English - Balay Mindanaw

Part 1 - Introductionsand this is our Story,” produced both in the vernacular andin English. Although a very amateur production, we will beusing the video for alternative education on peacebuildingand advocacy work for the Higaunons.To wrap up the project, a presentation of the resultswas conducted last April 2007 participated in by partnersof the GTZ, also during the Mindanao Higaunon Cumadon(MIHICU) support group meeting representing the differentcommunities. A video showing and critiquing session withthe datus from Minalwang and Sangalan was also held shortlyafter. The whole Balay Mindanaw Group of NGOs also madecomments on the video production before it was finalized.Now, in 2009, the research is finally put into words in theform of a book.In SummaryPart One tackles the introductions, the reason behind thisstudy and the biases on how this study was done. It is alsopresented here the processes involved, and the perspective ofthe research study.Part Two deals with the stories of the Higaunons basedon the Life History of the four Major Key Informants -- AmbaPalasambag, Amay Mantangkilan, Tatay Malindahay andTay Dikno. Their stories show the life of the Higaunons,including the history of their culture, their existence, as wellas their present struggle. It is divided into four major parts:Men of the Balaud; People of the Gaun; Waves of Migrationand Development and Armed Conflicts; and Function inMultiple Systems. Their experiences on conflict resolution,peacebuilding practices, and their life stories are presentedalong with the story of the rest of the Higaunon people.Part Three talks about the concepts and practices on7