World of The Yakan's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Yakan's makes a living by hunting and garthering their food supplies. The men of the culture

 

hunt for fish and other meats, they dont eat pork because of their religion. The women of the culture

 

makes turbans and they stay home mostly tending to the young.

 

Yakan is the dominant tribal culture on Basilan.

 

While known as fierce warriors, Yakan actions are dictated by a strong internal

code of honor that specifies the circumstances under which a life should be taken. For

example, a man should never be killed while bathing. Instead, he should be allowed to

dry off and put on his clothes in order to die a dignified death fitting of a human being as

opposed to an animal. By the same token, a man should never be killed while eating.

 

 

Although the Philippines is a free press democracy, a weak judicial system has allowed

corruption to flourish. Muslim politicians have not proven any less susceptible to using

public assets for private gain than their Christian counterparts. This is due to the

presumption than anyone elected to public office will provide jobs for family and friends

rather than hiring staff through a system of meritocratic recruitment. It has proved no less

true in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), created in 1989 which

includes all of Basilan Island except the city of Isabela.

33 The creation of the ARMM was

long in gestation because of concerns over the plight of Christians who would fall under

its administrative authority. On Basilan, this was solved by exempting the city of Isabela,

which is the capital of Basilan province, from inclusion in the ARMM since its

population is mainly Christian.



Rerfferences

32

BBC News (World Edition). Head, Jonathan. “Was the US’ Basilan Operation a Success?” 18 September

2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2266060.stm

33

Asia Society. “The Origins of the Muslim Separatist Movement.” 25 August 2008.

http://www.asiasociety.org/countries-history/conflicts/the-origins-muslim-separatist-movementphilippines?

page=0%2C1 Defense Language Institute Foregin Language Center


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Homeland of the Yakan's

The Yakan's homeland is located in Basilan Island, their home is a part of the Sulu Archipelago,

which extends from Mindanao. It's comprised of volcanic and coral islands. the Archipelago has

7,107 islands and Yakan is one of the many isolated tribes. They live in small homes made out of

wood thats in the mountains. Men of the Yakan Culture are farmers who hunt for food, while the

women of the Culture take care of the young and makes Turbans and Scarfs.  

The island’s undulating terrain becomes steeper as one moves inland

from the coast. Densely forested uplands provide ground cover for a

series of volcanic peaks exceeding heights of 2,000 ft (600 m).

5 Short

streams act as the source of drainage, and mangrove forests exist at lower elevations.

Rolling slopes and valleys contain rich soils which, along with steady rainfall, provide

favorable conditions for the cultivation of rice, coconut, and rubber.

 

 

Refference

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2

Slate.com. Koerner, Brendan. “How Islam Got to the Philippines.” 28 January 2005.

http://www.slate.com/id/2112795/

3

Philippines-Archipelago. “Philippines-Archipelago.” 2001–2009. http://philippines-archipelago.com/

4

Encyclopædia Britannica. “Philippines.” 2009.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/456399/Philippines/23714/The-Spanish-period

5 Encyclopædia Britannica. “Basilan.” 2009. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/55083/Basilan

 

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History of Yakan's Culture

The Yakan's are descendants of people who

migrated from Papua New Guinea, they believe

their descent stems from Borneo and Malaysia.

 

Most Yakan's have straight black hair and the

 

slight build associated with the Malay rather than

 

the more Negroid features of the Papuans.





 

 



 According to the  history of  Yakan, In 1844, the French government viewed Basilan Island as

a good location for a series of naval bases to protect

French trade. Toward this end, they purchased Basilan

from the Sultan of Sulu on neighboring Jolo Island.

19 The

initial French effort to occupy Basilan was bitterly

resented by the natives who vigorously resisted their

authority for a year. They abducted several French crew

members from the battleship

Sabine in a skirmish that left

one dead. The others were released as a result of Spanish colonial intervention. The

French returned with greater force to blockade Basilan. After heated debate within the

French government, King Louis Philippe withdrew his forces. The French abandoned

their short-lived plan to incorporate Basilan Island into a naval defense line owing to the

projected costs of securing the island

During 1848, the Spanish started to use steamships with canons and were able to bring the

southern sultanates under control and end piracy. Three years earlier, Pedro Cuevas, a

Tagalog from Cavite in the northern Philippines escaped from a penitentiary in

Zamboanga; he sought refuge on Basilan Island.

21 His leadership enabled the Yakan to

fend off an encroachment by the Tausug, as well as launch attacks on the Spanish in

Mindanao. After marrying a local woman and converting to Islam, he became known as

Datu Kulun, a revered figure. He introduced the Yakan to coconut cultivation, which

developed into a cash crop economy based on copra (dried coconut meat).

18

Refference  

Mindanao Examiner. “Yakan Cloth, Now A Pride of Zamboanga.” 5 January 2006.

http://zamboangajournal.blogspot.com/2006/01/yakan-cloth-now-pride-of-zamboanga.html

17

The Yakan of Basilan Island: Another Unknown and Exotic Tribe of the Philippines. Sherfan, Andrew.

“Chapter 1: A General Background on Basilan Island [pp. 16–17]. 1976. Cebu City: Fotomatic.

18

New York Times. Crossette, Barbara. “In Filipino Port, Lawlessness Grows.” 11 September 1987.

http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/11/world/in-filipino-port-lawlessness-grows.html?pagewanted=all

19

 

Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University. “Historical Timeline of the Royal

Sultanate of Sulu Including Related Events of Neighboring Peoples.” 1996–2009.

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Modules/Modules/MuslimMindanao/historical_timeline_of_the_royal.

htm

 

20

Manila Times. de Viana, Augusto. “‘What ifs’ in Philippine History.” 17 September 2006.

http://www.allempires.net/topic15834_post346316.html#346316

 

21

 

PCIJ.org. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. “Troubled Return of the Faithful.” June 2003.

http://www.pcij.org/imag/SpecialReport/balik-islam2.html
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