The Mangyan Heritage Center proudly presents, "The Mangyans of Mindoro: Myth and Meaning" at the Ayala Museum Space, 2/F, January 3-23, 2006. Enjoy photographs of the Mangyans of Mindoro, taken from the 1950s to the present. View artifacts from the different Mangyan groups Feel these Indigenous People’s souls through their ambahans (poems). Learn to write your name in this original Philippine script, still being used today. Listen to lectures and stories Buy books, and traditional and modern Mangyan products (baskets, textiles, embroidered shirts, bamboo artifacts) Try Modern Mangyan Cuisine at the Museum Café, converted into M(angyan)-Café for the month of January Please click here to view the flyer for the event. Mangyan is the generic name for the eight Indigenous Peoples (IP) groups found in Mindoro. Of the 110 IP groups in the Philippines today, the Hanunoo and Buhid Mangyans are two out of only four IPs who have retained their original syllabary, similar to Indonesian and Indian scripts and related to modern-day Sankrit. The Mangyan Heritage Center is a library/archive, research and education center in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. It encourages appreciation for, and recognition of, a threatened indigenous culture. Its exhibit takes a look at how indigenous cultures have been interpreted in the past, and aims to encourage modern interpretations of the role traditional communities can play in the country’s future.   ________________________________________________________________ "The Mangyans of Mindoro: Myth and Meaning" Exhibit can be viewed for free, at the Ayala Museum Monday-Friday (9a.m.-6p.m.) and Saturday-Sunday (10a.m.-7p.m.). For more information, please visit www.mangyan.org  Email: mangyanhc@catsi.net.ph Phone: (0918) 733-7927, or 757-7117 to 21