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STORIES
November 19, 2020
Culture Mover in Focus: Maya and Her Quest for Things that Flow
Maya Flaminda J. Vandenbroeck is a peacebuilder working for an international non-governmental organization. Her passion is storytelling. Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to sit down with Maya to...
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November 14, 2020
Culture Mover in Focus: Matet and the Malita Tagakolu Mission
Marites “Matet” Gonzalo is a School Branch Coordinator of two schools owned by the Tagakolu community. The schools operate with the assistance of Malita Tagakolu Mission (MATAMIS) and Holy Cross...
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November 8, 2020
What is a Culture Mover?
When two or more Tau Temwel (brass caster) work together, they learn from each other. Not only are skills shared between two artists, but cultural knowledge, tradition, and values are...
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October 20, 2020
Stories of Sfili (Change): The Sukan's Fishing Business Part 2
The hyu sfili (positive changes) in the fishing business of the Sukans was not without hard work. They had to learn to put value on saving up and spending only...
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October 14, 2020
Stories of Sfili (Change): The Sukan's Fishing Business
“Beb, diri gid ta mag-pokus sa lake kay wala gid ta masking isa ka ektarya nga lupa.” (Beb, we don’t have any lands of our own so let’s focus on...
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October 5, 2020
Stories of Sfili (Change): The Gono Temwel (Foundry)
Traditionally, when melting the brass, the Tau Temwel must keep the fire burning steadily by blowing air manually into the kebeng (hearth). An improvised wire brush, called the kais, is used to clean and polish...
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October 2, 2020
Joel Blunto's Tau Temwel Journey: Sesotunawa
It is in the nature of the Tboli to help one another. Sesotunawa is a value we all live out, but I never expected it to pave the way for...
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September 21, 2020
Joel Blunto's Tau Temwel Journey: Early Experiences with the Market
The very first products I sold were the tenoyong (tiny bells). I was still learning the art of temwel (brass casting) then and if I made enough tiny bells, my...
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