The Atis were just one of the the original inhabitants of the of the Philippines before the arrival of the Malay in the 10th century and the Spanish in the 15th century. The atis had a complex social strata with a datu that had the role of king, judge, and protector of the band of extended families or villages in a given area. Malay can refer to: The language of Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu The Old Malay language(s), ancestor(s) of modern Tagalog, Bahasa Melayu, and Bahasa Indonesia The Malay people (Huan-na) Something from or related to Malaysia See also Cape Malays Malay nationalism Communes that begin with Malay in Yonne, France...

The natives possessed an alphabet called alibata and manufactured primitive tools long before the arrival or induction of outside influences. They traded pottery from seafaring Chinese and Muslims and some tribes even practiced mummification. The Ifugaos in Banaue, Luzon in northern Manila have carved beautiful rice terraces out of the mountain side by hand, but as their population dwindles and the knowledge and desire to maintain them declines UNESCO has included the terraces on the List of World Heritage in Danger for 2001. Baybayin or Alibata is a pre-Hispanic Tagalog writing system that originated from the Javanese script Kavi. ... Banaue is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzón, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Species References ITIS 41975 2002-09-22 Rice (genus Oryza) is a plant of the grass family which is a dietary staple of more than half of the worlds human population. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ...

Scientific research on the indigenious populations isolated on islands like those in South East Asia (Fiji, Japan), New Guinea, and Australia has shown many similarities to the way human beings adapted and evolved in a closed environment very similar to Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Charles Darwin in 1854, five years prior to the publication of The Origin of Species Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809–19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection. ... This article is about biological evolution. ...

Mining, deforestation, illegal logging, and slash-and-burn farming has caused the indigenous population in all parts of the Philippines to steadily decrease to the point where they number in the thousands today, but unlike the federal laws granting Native Americans land and protection, the Philippines affords them no protection but this is just as well as the atis have become extremely nomadic due to social and economic strain on their culture and way of life that had remained unchanged for thousands of years. The atis have no sense of money or land ownership and sometimes can be seen camping out in city parks or panhandling although this is done out of boredom than out of a need for food or money. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...