B'LAAN KAMPILAN?

Marbel · 8th October 2020, 05:41 AM

Hello Yves,

I think the main issue is that early misspellings of the name Blaan created mispronunciations which were always considered to be derogatory by the Blaans. As a minority indigenous group, their voices and concerns about such things were never considered. Over the last few years, this has begun to change and the Blaan have made it clear that without recognition of their proper name and pronunciation as a start, nothing will change for them.

I am not Blaan, but I do know them and have a deep respect for their culture and history. Here are a few links, written by Blaans that can explain things much better than I can. Thank You.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...228162712&_rdr

https://www.moniquetheunique.com.au/...he-philippines

https://www.change.org/p/komisyon-sa...rophe-anywhere

8th October 2020, 05:41 AM	#4
Marbel Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 64	Blaan Hello Yves, I think the main issue is that early misspellings of the name Blaan created mispronunciations which were always considered to be derogatory by the Blaans. As a minority indigenous group, their voices and concerns about such things were never considered. Over the last few years, this has begun to change and the Blaan have made it clear that without recognition of their proper name and pronunciation as a start, nothing will change for them. I am not Blaan, but I do know them and have a deep respect for their culture and history. Here are a few links, written by Blaans that can explain things much better than I can. Thank You. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...228162712&_rdr https://www.moniquetheunique.com.au/...he-philippines https://www.change.org/p/komisyon-sa...rophe-anywhere