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Reflections on Blades, Headhunting, and Cultural Symbols (Part Two)

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If you haven't read Part One yet, please feel free to CLICK HERE. Upon reflection, the use of "headhunting" blades as symbols of cultural pride makes sense. As the tribes began to interact more with the world--- they had several choices. They could try to maintain cultural separation--- a hard road to follow. They could …

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Reflections on Blades, Headhunting, and Cultural Symbols (Part One)

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Last week I visited the Bugkalot tribe. Understand, that this is the Philippines where some would say that tribes don’t really exist. They exist as a people group, and as a language group, and as a cultural group, but they don’t necessarily have tribal chiefs or a governmental structure as some would define a tribe. …

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