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When Who What Where Early to mid May Maria Review drafts, Chananaw (2 weeks) [Edwin visited Australia for emergency medical examinations] gather primary data Mid May to early June (2 weeks) Early to mid June (2 weeks) Mid to late June (1 week) <strong>La</strong>te June to early July (1 week) Early to mid July (1 week) Indigenizing Education in a Kalinga Public School | 30 Maria and Edwin Storybook layout and editing Edwin Print educational materials, photo book, knowledge bank Maria Gather primary data, create and review drafts Manila Manila Chananaw Edwin Finalize all materials Manila Maria for printing, print sample materials Bontoc Maria and Edwin Wrap-up, presentation, handover to the school and community Maria and Edwin Wrap-up, presentations, handover to project partners Chananaw Manila
Appendix 2. Philippine Daily Inquirer article Aussie preserves Kalinga tribe’s stories, songs in 26 books By Edson C. Tandoc Jr. Indigenizing Education in a Kalinga Public School | 31 First posted on the front page of the Sunday, July 12, 2009 edition of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (sourced online from: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090712-215050/Kalingatribes-stories-songs-in-26-books) MANILA, Philippines—The mighty carabao challenged a snail to a race on the rice terraces in Kalinga. He was confident of victory, but was surprised to see the snail alongside him no matter how fast he ran. Tired and frustrated, the carabao finally accepted defeat, not knowing there was a snail crawling on every step of the rice terraces. This fable, told and retold by generations of the Ichananaw in Kalinga, illustrates what excessive pride can do. It is only one of the tribe’s many legends that, the elders fear, the younger generations exposed to the modern world may no longer get to hear. Thankfully, Ichananaw lore has found an ally in Australian Maria Cameron, whose leisurely visit to the community last year turned into a mission to help the tribe preserve its oral customs and traditions in storybooks. Cameron, 26, lived in the remote Ichananaw community of 104 families for five months. She stayed with one family, visited every house, talked with the elders and listened to their stories. Her husband Edwin Wise, also 26, stayed in Metro Manila to coordinate with other groups and collect more materials. On Friday at the Australian Embassy in Makati City, Cameron presented the fruits of their work—26 books documenting the stories and songs of the tribe. “These books will help the younger generation … appreciate their own history,” Cameron said. But the project means more to Cameron than just helping an isolated community. “We were able to meet a lot of very good friends in one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen,” she said. 3 hours on foot The Ichananaw are among the tribes living in the mountains of Tinglayan, Kalinga. Electricity has yet to reach the small community that lies at the end of a three-hour trek from the municipal road. It was Wise who first learned about the Ichananaw from his friends, exchange students at the Ateneo de Manila <strong>University</strong> who found the community during a trip up north almost two years ago. Wise, who was in the Philippines to do research on Metro Manila for his doctoral studies in urban sociology, made his own visit to the community in January 2008 and quickly made many friends. Two months later, when his wife, a government employee in Melbourne, Australia, arrived in the Philippines to work as a volunteer at the Ateneo Center for Educational Development, he took her to the community. Cameron fell in love not only with the breathtaking view but also with the people. “They took care of us superbly,”
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Page 3 and 4: Chananaw is surrounded by terraced
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Page 9 and 10: Arranging support Obtaining funding
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Page 15 and 16: The tangible results Project output
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