Mindanao Culture and People

Five Major Groups in Mindano :

• Tasug – the fisrt tribe in the archipelago to be converted to Islam
• Maranao – they are the people who live on the northern edge of Lake Lanao and last group to be converted to Islam
• Maguindanao – they are the people who live in the area of  Cotabato province and live on agriculture, fishing and weaving mats and baskets
• Samal- they are the poorest people of the major Muslim community.
• Badjao- they are the wanderers of the Sulu Sea

Other Ethinc groups are :

• Yakan
• Tiruray
• T’Boli
• Bagobo
• Subanon
• Bukidnon
• Manobo

Source:www.seasite.niu.edu