Preserving The Past: An 8th Generation Mumbaki Priest Shares His Determination To Preserve His Culture | Ashley Brothers

In this episode of Soul-Deep, Ashley Brothers talks to Mamerto Tindongan who is an 8th generation “mumbaki,” or native priest, one of the dwindling group of initiated native priests in the Ifugao region of the Philippines who still practice Indigenous spirituality and way of life. He was initiated into the tradition by his father and is one of the youngest people who carry the role, despite being considered an elder.

Mamerto lives in a small, rural village close to where he grew up, and leads a very simple life as he strives to save the rapidly disappearing indigenous subsistence farming and native spirituality of the region. Also an internationally respected elder, Mamerto has participated in many cultural events as a knowledge-bearer and guide to all generations who wish to reconnect with their roots. In this deep conversation, Mamerto shares about his culture and traditions and how you can connect with nature, heal your mind and body, and come back into balance with the divinity that exists within everyone and everything.

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