Lumad
The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous peoples in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially adopted by the delegates of the Lumad Mindanao Peoples Federation (LMPF) founding assembly on 26 June 1986 at the Guadalupe Formation Center, Balindog, Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines. Usage of the term was accepted in Philippine jurisprudence when President Corazon Aquino signed into law Republic Act 6734, where the word was used in Art. XIII sec. 8(2) to distinguish Lumad ethnic communities from the islands of Mindanao.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Philippines Caraga Davao Region Northern Mindanao Soccsksargen Zamboanga Peninsula | |
| Languages | |
| Manobo languages, Mansakan languages, Subanen languages, South Mindanao languages, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Chavacano, Filipino, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant) Animist & Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sama-Bajau, Moro, Visayans, Filipinos, other Austronesian peoples |
| Demographics of the Philippines |
|---|
| Filipinos |
Mindanao is home to a substantial part of the country's indigenous population, around 15% of the Philippines' total population of over 100 million.