Nangka: The elusive Batak of Palawan: A photo story on the vanishing tribe of the indigenous peoples' Batak of Palawan

• Main Author: Rempillo, Krisol Mhae Navarro
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Batak (Philippine people); Indigenous peoples > Philippines > Palawan; Photography in ethnology; Communication
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2890
• Institution: De La Salle University

The indigenous peoples' Batak of Palawan is the smallest tribe in the Philippines. Yet, despite it being on the verge of vanishing, the Bataks are not as widely covered or known compared to other indigenous peoples' group such as the Aetas', T'bolis, or Igorots. The goal of this study is to examine the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the tribe primarily through observation, interviews, and academic research, then, document the current statutes and problem regarding these aspects in the Batak community through a series of photos accompanied by an audio track. As it turns out, while the number of pure Bataks is constantly decreasing due to intermarriages with other tribes, modernization, and influences from other faiths, it is becoming more and more important to document the Bataks as a means to attempt at preserving their existence in the Philippines.