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'Land is life' is a popular slogan attributed to indigenous peoples. It supposedly highlights their cultural uniqueness and rootedness to their land. But what does this slogan now mean in the era of mobility and shifting identities?
This research delves into the prevalence, experience and impact of migration among the Bukidnon women, an indigenous group in Negros Occidental, Philippines. It analyzes the gender, class, ethnic and cultural dimensions of migration. Consequently, it looks into the negotiations and transformation of identities/ subjectivities in the process of migration.
This research examines the tensions between government -imposed notions of indigeneity and women's self-ascriptions and articulations of their identities. It also looks into the politics of land rights and its implications on identity issues.
This research utilizes life stories of Bukidnon migrant women and analyses the themes in their migration narratives taking particular note of narrative forms which structure their experience.
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