. ▁ ▁Bla an ▁ ▁The ▁Bla an ▁is ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁group ▁that ▁is ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁D ava o ▁del ▁Sur ▁and ▁South ▁Cot ab ato . ▁They ▁practice ▁ind igen ous ▁rit uals ▁while ▁adapt ing ▁to ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁modern ▁Filip inos . ▁ ▁B uk id non ▁ ▁The ▁B uk id non ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁tribes ▁in ▁the ▁B uk id non ▁plate au ▁of ▁Mind ana o . ▁B uk id non ▁means ▁' that ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁or ▁high lands ' ▁( i . e ., ▁' people ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁or ▁high lands '), ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁most ▁B uk id non ▁tribes ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁low lands . ▁▁ ▁The ▁name ▁B uk id non ▁itself ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁entire ▁province ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁context ▁( it ▁means ▁' mount ain ous ▁lands ' ▁in ▁this ▁case ) ▁or ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁the ▁collect ive ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁permanent ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁regardless ▁of ▁eth nic ity . ▁ ▁The ▁B uk id non ▁people ▁believe ▁in ▁one ▁god , ▁Mag b ab aya ▁( R uler ▁of ▁All ), ▁though ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁minor ▁gods ▁and ▁god d esses ▁that ▁they ▁worship ▁as ▁well . ▁Relig ious ▁r ites ▁are ▁pres ided ▁by ▁a ▁bay lan ▁whose ▁ord ination ▁is ▁volunt ary ▁and ▁may ▁come ▁from ▁any ▁sex . ▁The ▁B uk id n ons ▁have ▁rich ▁musical ▁and ▁or al ▁trad itions