 These three main groups, however, represent Basilan's tri-people or tri-ethnic group community.The island is the homeland of the Yakans, a Filipino ethnic group or ethnolinguistic group widely regarded as having been descended from Orang Dampuans (Orang Dyaks, Tagihamas) of the Kingdom of Champa and eastern Indonesia, and recognized for their colorful costume.The Yakan have designs or motifs used repeatedly in all their visual arts and crafts.