Indigenous Community Displacement from Their Land and Homes: The Case of the Manobo Indigenous Community in Bukidnon Province, Southern Philippines

The study examines the various factors in the displacement of indigenous communities in Bukidnon Province, Southern Philippines, using concepts related to mobility and an interdisciplinary political ecology perspective. In particular it traces the historical roots of indigenous communities displacement and the social and ecological factors that affected their lives in their ancestral domain and resulting movement or mobility to other places. The roles of government and civil society vis a vis internal displacement of the indigenous community will also be analyzed in an effort to recommend policies and programs to assist these communities.