English - Balay Mindanaw

LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWborders with Misamis Oriental. He refers to it as Tagoloan II.Paredes (1997:45), quoting Lao (1985:48-51), made mentionof “Moros conducting land raids on Higaunon settlements tothe south and west of Cagayan.” Further, Biernatzki (1956: 23)presented some accounts.Salangsang, the Cagayanon Chief, was a vassal of theMaranao chieftain Kudarat (Corralat in the Spanish records),although the Cagayanons were still pagan rather than Muslim.Kudarat resented the coming of the Christian missionariesand laid siege on the convent and village built and fortifiedby the friars and their native allies near the mouth of the river.With some military help from the Spaniards, the Cagayanoninflicted heavy losses on the Maranaos and finally drove themout of Cagayan. After this, Salangsang agreed to be baptizedand accepted Spanish rule.Amay Mantangkilan was amazed to discover that theManobos and the Higaunons are not that different withregards to their traditions and values. He realized this whenhe attended indigenous peoples’ conferences held in Davao,Malaybalay and Manila that gave him the opportunity to meetlumads from the other tribes. In one of the conferences, hehad the chance to speak to Datu Gawilantu of the MatigsalugManobo tribe.“I could understand what he was talking about althoughI advised him beforehand not to use sophisticated words. Inoticed that like us, they’re also into betel nut chewing. Theonly noticeable difference was the language.”Dumagats in Higaunon LandsThe provinces of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental weregenerally off-limits to the Dumagats. Originally, the Dumagatswere not allowed beyond the Tagoloan River, but the datu56