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Academic Research Journal of History and Culture Vol. 1(3), pp. 33-44, October, 2015. ISSN: 2437-2196 DOI: 10.14662/ARJHC2015.020 Research Paper Indigenous Quantification Techniques of the Agta in Sierra Madre Mountains, Philippines
Roldan S. Cardona
Philippine Normal University-North Luzon, the Indigenous Peoples Education Hub, Aurora, Alicia, Isabela E-mail: cardona.rs@pnu.edu.ph
Accepted 11 September 2015
There is an emerging global recognition of the value of indigenous
knowledge for sustainable development. This indigenous knowledge
includes the indigenous quantification techniques or local
quantification. This ethnomathematics paper is aimed to ascertain local
quantification techniques unique to the Agta of Sierra Madre Mountains,
Philippines and how these techniques are utilized in their everyday
living. It includes their knowledge of their numeration system, length
and weight measures, time, geometry, patterns and sequences. Their
length measures were also compared to metric system. In-depth interview
and participant observation were rendered to gather information. A
review of documentary materials and readings was done to enrich the
researchers’ knowledge of the culture, knowledge systems, and practices
of the respondents. Findings revealed that the Agta’s quantification
system is unique and simple, anchored on their physical attributes,
based on their immediate primary needs for survival, transmitted by
their elders and associated on the availability of natural resources.
These indigenous quantification techniques should be considered in the
formulation of IPs education curriculum and activities to preserve these
from disappearance and to sustain cultural survival amidst technology
development. Cite This Article As: Cardona RS (2015). Indigenous Quantification Techniques of the Agta in Sierra Madre Mountains, Philippines. Acad. Res. J. Hist. Cult. 1(3): 33-44
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