Abstract Livelihood participation among members of indigenous communities necessitates redefining of gender roles in indigenous communities. Utilising participatory rural appraisal (PRA) anchored on the principles of Social Identity Theory and Critical Race Theory (CRT), this article draws on a study about adult Aeta women, one of the largest indigenous groups in the mountainous regions of the Philippines. It looks into the perspectives of Aeta women on how livelihood practices address the integration of indigenous communities into mainstream societies. Through seasonal calendars, topical mapping and discussion circles, the study examined Aeta women’s negotiation of their identities as they participate in livelihood practices in mainstream communities. Their community participation indicates how intergroup conflict and social categorisation led to marginalisation and resistance to oppressions to strengthen their will to survive and achieve positive social identities.

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在主流社区生计中谈判土著身份：菲律宾Aeta妇女的故事

摘要土著社区成员的生计参与需要重新定义土著社区的性别角色。本文利用基于社会认同理论和关键种族理论（CRT）原理的参与式农村评估（PRA），对菲律宾成年山区最大的土著群体之一的成年Aeta妇女进行了研究。它探讨了Aeta妇女在生计方式如何解决土著社区融入主流社会方面的观点。通过季节性日历，主题映射和讨论圈，该研究考察了Aeta妇女在主流社区中参与生计实践时对其身份的谈判。