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Valuing, Nurturing, and Honoring Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Knowledge

   Here in Philippines, we celebrate the National Indigenous Peoples Month every October. It is celebrated to revive the culture that is being left behind and by our people. It provides information and awareness especially in this day and age, that some traditions and cultures of the Philippines are gradually being ignored. This celebration highlights and pays attention to the numerous Indigenous people in various parts of the country.

 

   The question is, how does this observance of the National Indigenous Peoples Month 2024 promotes and protect the rights and culture of the Indigenous People? 

  According to National Commission on Indigenous Peoples website, Through the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles(CADTs) are issued to formally recognize the rights of possession and ownership of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) over their ancestral domains as identified and delineated in accordance with this. With this, the importance of indigenous peoples can be voiced further profoundly. They are the generation that inherited our traditional customs and practices. Especially since we are an agricultural country, to this day we still practice the methods they taught us in food preservation. 

In conclusion, we must embrace and appreciate the importance that indigenous people have contributed to us. Because they taught us activities that can make our daily lives easier. And the lessons they have passed on, we will also pass on and inherit to the next generation so that we can maintain our traditional Philippine nation. Let's work together to awaken our countrymen to share how beneficial the influence of our ancestors is.

References:

- https://ncip.gov.ph/news/the-national-commission-on-indigenous-peoples-indigenous-peoples-cuisine-photo-exhibit/

- https://images.app.goo.gl/N7SbBMn9YTXkcgLK6

- https://images.app.goo.gl/bwjJn8SbGFMGpVDZ6