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Faces of the Igorot

Inhabiting the rugged terrain of the Cordillera Region of Northern Philippines are six ethno-linguistic tribes known as the Ibaloy, Kankana-ey, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao/Isneg, and the Bontoc. They are referred to by a generic term, Igorot, a word coined from the root word, "golot" meaning mountain.

Unlike most of the Philippines, which were ruled by Spaniards for about four hundred years, the Cordillera region was generally unfazed by Spanish colonization. The Igorot tribes are held together by their common socio-cultural traits as well as their geographic proximity to each other. During pre-Christian Cordillera (and to some extent, the present), the six different tribes shared similar religious beliefs, generally nature-related, and they make proprietary offerings to "anitos" (spirits) as well as to household gods.

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Saturday, July 04, 2009. The igorot beekeepers who attended the 56th Alberta beekeepers field day. (Not in photo: my self and Satur Igualdo). posted by igorotbeekeeper @ 6:31 PM ...
Date: 07/05/2009 01:31 AM
In the Banaue municipality of the northern Ifugao Province on the Philippine island of Luzon, the indigenous Igorot people have constructed 49500 acres (20000 hectares) of agricultural land upon the inhospitable bedrock of the steep ...
Date: 06/27/2009 01:37 PM
Most of my acquaintances got this "are-you-serious look" plastered on their face whenever I told them the first time that I am an Igorot. A real FBI - Full Blooded Igorot. In short, a GI - Genuine Igorot. After asking a few what they ...
Date: 06/24/2009 09:21 PM
The nit-picking allapos at The Igorot Staircase of Barrio Fiesta. This is in the restaurant's branch in Baguio City. Yes, the odd one, that's me. Hindi po ako Igorot, este, estatwa, tao po ako.
Date: 06/24/2009 08:03 PM
“Hindi po ako Igorot. Tao po ako,” this statement which was allegedly delivered as a joke (or at least intended to be such) by commediane Candy Pangilinan stirred not amusement but controversy as the statement implied that Igorots ...
Date: 06/21/2009 06:14 AM

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