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202488 minPGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Colonialism Indigenous Histories

Tumandok

202488 minPGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

A land trade for a golden necklace and a wide-brimmed hat left the Ati people with only the mountains while the Malays took the plains and rivers.

Colonialism Indigenous Histories

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Directors

Kat Sumagaysay,

Richard Jeroui Salvadico

Synopsis

A land trade for a golden necklace and a wide-brimmed hat left the Ati people with only the mountains while the Malays took the plains and rivers.

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Kat Sumagaysaydirector

Richard Jeroui Salvadico

Richard Jeroui Salvadicodirector

Arden Rod Condez

Arden Rod Condezwriter

Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay

Arlie Sweet Sumagaysaywriter

Jenaica Sanghercast

Synopsis

Mountains serve as the backdrop for the story of the Ati people in 'Tumandok.' The documentary recounts a historical land trade between the Atis and Bornean datus, where land was exchanged for a golden necklace and a wide-brimmed hat. This transaction left the Atis with only the mountains, while the Malays took control of the plains and rivers. The film contrasts these historical events with the current struggles of the Ati people as they confront threats to their ancestral lands.

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