Ata

The Ata-Manobo inhabit the highlands of southeastern Mindanao, among the mountains and river valleys north of Davao. Their name is associated with people of the heights, and their ancestral lands extend across the inland country around Kapalong and Talaingod. Ata-Manobo traditions relate their origins to Paquibato, farther south, while their communities share customary practices and forms of leadership with other Manobo peoples.