In the Yakan culture religion is taken very seriously, when the Yakan's view the world they believe that
everyone should be kind and live up to morals. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion in the philippines. The Yakan's cultural religion is Islam the Yakan are primarily
Muslim. 45 Islam was introduced to inhabitants of the southern Philippines in the 13th century by Arab
traders and Muslim missionaries from Sumatra and other parts of Southeast Asia. Rather than displacing the
local belief system, Islam was absorbed into it. It addressed the spiritual needs of the Yakan, whose daily life was regulated by taboos that, if not properly observed, threatened to become a source of
trouble .46
Children were taught to avoid playing in places such as clumps of trees and caves where spirits
bent on doing them harm were presumed to lurk. People learned about the spirit world in
order to avoid crossing paths with troublesome spirits. Islam augmented the traditional
belief system by providing a clearer picture of an invisible separate universe. The new
religion made inroads because it was based spiritually, formal, and claimed universal
application.
Reference
45 There has been a limited amount of conversion to Christianity.
46 Google Books. State and Society in the Philippines. Abinales, P.N. and Donna J. Amoroso. “Chapter 1:
Introducing Philippine Politics [p. 12].” 2005. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
http://books.google.com/books?id=xiOQdEzgP9kC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=muslim+folk+religion+ph
ilippines&source=bl&ots=PUyYxbkCOM&sig=LJG0VLE-
1s3XfHtjG82fzagXZSc&hl=en&ei=pYI2SvyVIIfMM4a3kY0K&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnu
m=3#PPA12,M1
47 Economist. “Born of Fire: In Search of Jinn.” 19 December 2006.
http://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8401289
48 The Environmental Dimensions of Islam. Dien, Mawil Izzi. “Chapter 6: Islamic Economic Justice and
the Environment [p. 130].” 2000. Cambridge: James Clark and Company.
http://books.google.com/books?id=AL5qbA9lytMC&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq=jinn+islam+economist
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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
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
Images came from:www.positivelyfilipino.com900 × 569
www.socsci.uci.edu273 × 405
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
http://books.google.com/books?id=S5q7qxi5LBgC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=spanish+sultan+sulu&so
urce=bl&ots=tm2GA_I98v&sig=kDkR4GVdSTbIc2Ahr0jhziFOHGU&hl=en&ei=0KBfSq76MYyllAe73-
nmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4
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
Thursday, April 17, 2014
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.
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
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
Sultanate of Sulu Including Related Events of Neighboring Peoples.” 1996–2009.
htm
20
Manila Times. de Viana, Augusto. “‘What ifs’ in Philippine History.” 17 September 2006.
http://www.allempires.net/topic15834_post346316.html#346316
21
http://www.pcij.org/imag/SpecialReport/balik-islam2.html
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Index Introduction of the Yakan
My name is Kira Simmons, I am a senior at (ESU) East
Stroudsburg University this Blog was created to provide
web viewers with a little history of the Yakan Culture.
Stroudsburg University this Blog was created to provide
web viewers with a little history of the Yakan Culture.
This is where I will introduce the Yakan culture.
Basilan Island is the home of the Yakan tribe, it is a part of
the Sulu Archipelago which extends from
the Sulu Archipelago which extends from
Mindanao and is comprised of volcanic and coral islands.
Yakan's are a group of people who originally branch off
from the southern Philippines.
from the southern Philippines.
they are a very loving and family oriented culture.
Men work and hunt, while the women are at home tending to the children.
Yakan's are very traditional people.
Refference
Google Books
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Image came from: alexderavin.blogspot.com792
Refference
Google Books
Between Integration and Secession. Yegar, Moshe. “Chapter 17: The Spanish Occupation
Period [p. 204].” 2002. New York: Lexington Books.
http://books.google.com/books?id=S5q7qxi5LBgC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=spanish+sultan+sulu&so
urce=bl&ots=tm2GA_I98v&sig=kDkR4GVdSTbIc2Ahr0jhziFOHGU&hl=en&ei=0KBfSq76MYyllAe73-
nmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4
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