While Southern Philippines has rich sources of available textile weaving design traditions and knowledge systems, most of these are still limited in terms of publication. A comprehensive, research- based and community-refereed textile sourcebook will be beneficial for academic study, product design and development, and in educating or re-orienting the younger generation of artisans among regular academic institutions or schools of living traditions. It will also be a useful guide among our organic intellectuals ---- local researchers, designers, creatives and even the present-day artisans themselves – to mainstream and to sustain the vanishing crafting traditions that is methodologically forgotten in favor of western, more accessible forms. But what could be more significant is to finally jumpstart clarifying convoluted issues on cultural appropriation and misinformation. While intentions are noble to help sustain tradition, the process and protocol in appropriating cultural content, wherein an individual “uses the cultural products of another culture in the production of his or her own art,” still is a work in progress (Young, 2005). This project, under the Mindanao IndieGenius Textile Tradition and Innovation Program, is envisioned to provide a comprehensive guide for organic intellectuals to innovate and add value to existing material tradition, and for the public to appreciate and imbibe a sense of pride and place. This study will focus on the indigenous knowledge systems of textile weaving, surface decoration and embellishment from selected ethno-linguistic groups in Davao Region and SOCCSkSarGen, highlighting materials and techniques as well as design patterns and motifs and uses. For Davao Region (the four Davaos), it shall include Matigsalug, Bagobo Klata and Jangan, to the Mandaya and the Manobo sub groups; and in SoCCSKSarGen, the peoples whom we refer to as Tau SOX - Maguindanao, Cotabato Manobo, Tboli, Blaan, Tagakaulo, Teduray. Much of the information will be collected from the communities but libraries, archives and museums will also be used as sources of information.