Indingenous People in the Northern Philippines

1. SELECTED IPs
FROM THE
NORTHERN
PHILIPPHINES

2. Indigenous Peoples
• Indigenous People are distinct social and
cultural groups that share collective ancestral
ties to the lands and natural resources where
they live, occupy or from which they have
been displaced.

4. • “Igorot” is a collective term referring to
various indigenous ethnolinguistic groups
residing in the Cordillera region of the
Philippines.
●These communities mainly reside in the
mountainous areas of northern and central
Luzon, particularly in the Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR)
The Igorots

5. ●Bontoc - The Bontoc (or Bontok) ethnolinguistic group can be found in the central
and eastern portions of Mountain Province, in the Philippines. he Bontok practiced a
religion centering on ancestral and nature spirits.
●Ibaloi - the Ibaloi are an indigenous ethnic group found in Benguet province of the
northern Philippines. The Ibaloi are a mostly an agricultural people who cultivate rice
in terraced fields.
●Ifugao - Ifugao people are the ethnic group inhabiting Ifugao Province. They are
famous for their Banaue Rice Terraces, which became one of the main tourist
attractions in the country.
●Isneg - The Isneg or Apayao live in the northern Cordillera of Luzon, the largest
island of the Philippines. The Isneg were notorious for headhunting and were among
the last of the Cordilleran peoples to be brought under colonial control.
Igorot Tribes

6. • Kalinga - The Kalinga people are an indigenous ethnic group whose ancestral
domain is in the Cordillera Mountain Range of the northern Philippines. he Kalingas
are a proud people and well known for their intricate hand-woven textiles and
beautiful and colorful beaded jewelry. In every celebration, they incorporate
dance and traditional music as a form of thanksgiving and cultural preservation.
• Kankanaey - The Kankanaey live in western Mountain Province, northern
Benguet, northeastern La Union and southeastern Ilocos Sur. The kankana-eys
perform rituals during wedding, death and illneses.
• Tinguian - The Itneg are an Austronesian ethnic group from the upland province of
Abra in northwestern Luzon, Philippines. Tinguian weavers produce blankets,
which are known for their use of traditional and symbolic representations, as
well as new designs
Igorot Tribes

7. • Karao – the Karao are a small group of farmers who live in the southern foothills
of Mt. Pulag, six kilometers north of the municipality of Bokod, Benguet province.
They have rituals regarding all stages of life including birth, courtship, marriage,
divorce, pregnancy and death. They also have rituals for their harvests including a
ritual of thanksgiving.
• Kalanguya – The Kalanguya are an Austronesian ethnic group most closely
associated with the Philippines' Cordillera Administrative Region, but whose core
population can be found across an area which also includes the provinces of Nueva
Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, and Pangasinan. The Kalanguya people are peace-loving
and maybe considered pacifists since they settle conflicts amicably (tongtong)
among themselves with the ruling of elders.
Igorot Tribes

8. • Igorots build their houses on
Piles. The pyramid-shaped roof
is used as a bedroom, kitchen
and storeroom. All in one
space! There are no windows .
To please the gods, the skull of
a sacrificed pig is fixed on the
outside of the house . The
residents still live in the same
type of houses as their
ancestors.
Houses

9. • The tapis worn by the
Cordilleran women of Northern
Luzon, known locally as the
alampay, are the most prominent
surviving example. It is worn by
wrapping the cloth around one's
waist and holding the ends
together by means of a tightly
tied sash. It generally reaches
down to the knees.
Attires

10. • Bahag is a loincloth commonly
used by the Ifugao people and
other indigenous tribes in the
Cordilleras region in northern
Luzon, usually wrapped from
behind with the longer piece of
cloth draped down the middle
front.
Attires

11. • The Igorots still practice the
same skills as in the past,
Woodcarving, weaving
clothes, hunting and
farming. They discovered
the tourists as a welcome
client for their products in a
time that the young igorot
prefer western clothes .
Skills

12. • Pinahig machete (also called a
“bolo” )made by the Ifugao tribe of
the Cordillera Mountain ranges of
Central Northern Luzon, Philippines.
The Pinahig has a blade which
becomes wider and thinner towards
a relatively rounded tip obviously
adapted entirely for the cut.
Weapons

13. • Hinalung is an Ifugao (one
of the six tribal groups) term
for a short to moderately long
double edged bladed
implement which may be used
on a pole as a spear or in the
hand as a dagger or chopper.
Weapons

14. Other Weapons

15. Traditions
The Ifugaos practice a number of rituals. Some of these rituals
are:
• Hingot – the berothral ritual which announces the Union of two
families (generally marriages among the ifugaos are pre-arranged).
• Amung – a sacrificial ritual wherein the gods and the family’s
ancestors are asked to make the body healthy, the mother well and
strong, and the family wealthy.
• Uy-uy – a ritual of feasting; Hagabi, a ritual of those aspiring to
attain the rank of the real “kadayangan”
• Ketema – a ritual intended to identify the spirit who cause a certain
sickness
• Ayag – a ritual performed to identify the evil spirits who caused an
illness
• Kolot – a ritual for the first cutting of a child’s hair.

16. Thank You
Amanda Locquiao Ronneth Diones Maribelle Nobleza