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| Personal Name | Hernando, Maria Veronica A. |
|---|---|
| Resource Title | Discovering Kaalenan as the Mangyan Alangan's Wellspring of Community Action |
| Date Issued | May 2025 |
| Abstract | This study challenges existing norms and dominant paradigms of well-being. This study discovers and brings forth kaalénan as the Mangyan Alangan concept of well-being. The study aims to re-surface the Indigenous Peoples (IP) worldview that has been historically marginalized, undermined and buried deep in the Filipino consciousness through the use of a combination of three research paradigms – Indigenous Research, Ethnography and Grounded Theory. The study used a combination of culturally- appropriate participatory qualitative data gathering methods to achieve its objectives. The most significant finding of the study is the evidence that kaalénan, as well- being for the Mangyan Alangan, is the wellspring of community action that has always marked the Mangyan Alangan’s journey, relentlessly pursued through the decades. By delving deep into the meanings of kaalénan, four themes emerged to capture the essence of kaalénan for the Mangyan Alangan: (a) A living Mangyan culture; (b) A fervent faith in Kapwan Agalapet; (c) Rootedness in their ancestral domain and (d) Strong sense of community solidarity. The findings of the study uncovered the rich meanings in the way “well-being” is understood and lived out by the Mangyan Alangan. The study constructed a kaalénan-driven Indigenous Peoples Development Framework as an abstraction of the findings. The Indigenous Peoples Development Framework serves as the study’s contribution to the growing body of social development theory and practice. It can be the basis of engagement with IP communities in their efforts to achieve well-being in the context of cultural autonomy and IP self-determination. The study elevated kaalénan from its local relevance to national and global platforms through three policy recommendations directed towards upholding Indigenous Peoples well-being: first, a call to include IP well-being in the formulation of social indicators of national progress; second, a call to recognize IP culture |
| Degree Course | Doctor of Social Development |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Kaalenan, Mangyan, Alangan's Wellspring |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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