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[[File:USAID Measuring Impact Conservation Enterprise Retrospective (Philippines; Nagkakaisang Tribu ng Palawan) (40248082642).jpg|thumb|Palawan Indigenous peoples in a community meeting in 2017]]
{{Demographics of the Philippines}}
[[Palawan]], the largest province in the [[Philippines]], is home to several [[Indigenous peoples|
In 1962, a team of anthropologists from the [[National Museum of the Philippines|National Museum]] led by Dr. Robert Fox unearthed fossils at
After the death of [[Ferdinand Magellan]], the remnant of his fleet landed in Palawan. Magellan's chronicler, [[Antonio Pigafetta]], in his writings, described the cultivated fields of the native people populating the Palawan Islands. He also mentioned that these people use weapons consisting of blowpipes, spears, and bronze ombard. During his stay in the area, he witnessed for the first time [[cockfighting]] and fistfighting. He also discovered that the natives had their own system of writing consisting of 13 consonants and 3 vowels, and they had a dialect of 18 syllables. He further wrote that in Palawan, the local
==Ethnic groups==
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===Batak===
{{Further|Batak (Philippines)}}
The '''Batak''', which means "[[mountain people]]" in [[Cuyonon]],
===Palaweños===
{{See also|Agutaynen language|Cuyonon language}}
Native-born lowland dwellers (calling themselves '''Palaweños,''' much to the amusement and distress of the original tribal groups, such as the Palawan, who are called Palawano by outsiders) include the
===Palawano===
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The '''Taaw't Bato''' means "people of the rock". They are a small community of traditional southwestern Palawanos who reside in the crater of an extinct volcano during certain seasons of the year, in houses built on raised floors inside caves though others have set their homes on the open slopes. They are found in the Singnapan Basin,<ref name="ptc_tribes" /> a valley bounded by Mount Matalingahan on the east and the coast on the west. North of them is the municipality of [[Quezon, Palawan|Quezon]], and to the South are the still unexplored regions of Palawan.
They are still primitive in their lifestyle, even in the way of dressing. The men still wear
Taaw't Bato artistry is cruder compared to other Palawan groups, except in exceptional cases involving basketry. Around cave-dwellings, for example, they construct a light and sturdy lattice-work made of saplings lashed together and anchored fast to crevices in the walls to provide access to the caves. The construction does not depend on any major framework to hold the unit against the walls. The anchorage is distributed all along the framework such that the breakdown of one section can be compensated for by the rest of the construction. With conditions varying in different caves, there are modifications and elaboration on the basic ''datag'' or sleeping platforms, and ''lagkaw'' or granary.<ref name="thinkquest" />
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===Tagbanwa===
{{main|Tagbanwa people}}
[[File:Tagbanua weaver.jpg|thumb|A Tagbanua weaver]]
The '''Tagbanwa''' tribes, or "people of the world", are found in central and northern Palawan. They practice [[shifting cultivation]] of upland rice, which is considered a divine gift, and are known for their rice wine ritual called ''pagdiwata''. ''Central Tagbanwas'' are found in the western and eastern coastal areas of central Palawan. They are concentrated in the municipalities of [[Aborlan, Palawan|Aborlan]], [[Quezon, Palawan|Quezon]], and [[Puerto Princesa City|Puerto Princesa]]. ''Calamian Tagbanwa'', on the other hand, are found in Baras coast, [[Busuanga Island]], [[Coron Island]], Linipacan [[Calibangbangan]], a Cultural Preservation area (off limits to foreigners and the largest Contiguous grouping), and in some parts of [[El Nido, Palawan|El Nido]].<ref name="ptc_tribes">{{Cite web |title=Palawan Culture |url=http://palawan.ws/index.php/About-Palawan/Palawan-Culture.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731121058/http://palawan.ws/index.php/About-Palawan/Palawan-Culture.html |archive-date=July 31, 2008 |access-date=August 28, 2008 |website=Palawan Tourism Council}}</ref>▼
▲The '''Tagbanwa''' (or '''Tagbanua''') tribes, or "people of the world", are found in central and northern Palawan. They practice [[shifting cultivation]] of upland rice, which is considered a divine gift, and are known for their rice wine ritual called ''pagdiwata''. ''Central Tagbanwas'' are found in the western and eastern coastal areas of central Palawan. They are concentrated in the municipalities of [[Aborlan, Palawan|Aborlan]], [[Quezon, Palawan|Quezon]], and [[Puerto Princesa City|Puerto Princesa]]. ''Calamian Tagbanwa'', on the other hand, are found in Baras coast, [[Busuanga Island]], [[Coron Island]], Linipacan [[Calibangbangan]], a Cultural Preservation area (off limits to foreigners and the largest Contiguous grouping), and in some parts of [[El Nido, Palawan|El Nido]].<ref name="ptc_tribes">{{Cite web |title=Palawan Culture |url=http://palawan.ws/index.php/About-Palawan/Palawan-Culture.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731121058/http://palawan.ws/index.php/About-Palawan/Palawan-Culture.html |archive-date=July 31, 2008 |access-date=August 28, 2008 |website=Palawan Tourism Council}}</ref>
Shifting cultivation of upland rice is part of their cultural and economic practices. Rice is considered a divine gift and is fermented to make [[rice wine]], which they use in ''Pagdiwata'', or rice wine ritual. The ''cult of the dead'' is the key to the religious system of the Tagbanwa. They believe in several deities found in the natural environment.
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