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Indigenous People of Luzon

The Ifugao people are an indigenous group living in mountainous northern Luzon, Philippines. They practice wet-rice agriculture and have developed their own cultural characteristics despite being of Malay stock. Their language is Austronesian. The Ifugao trace their origins back 800-500 BC and successfully resisted colonial influences, retaining their traditional values and legal system organized around kinship. They are known for their rice terraces and face challenges of deforestation, commercial rice introduction, and climate change impacting their traditional livelihoods.

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Indigenous People of Luzon

The Ifugao people are an indigenous group living in mountainous northern Luzon, Philippines. They practice wet-rice agriculture and have developed their own cultural characteristics despite being of Malay stock. Their language is Austronesian. The Ifugao trace their origins back 800-500 BC and successfully resisted colonial influences, retaining their traditional values and legal system organized around kinship. They are known for their rice terraces and face challenges of deforestation, commercial rice introduction, and climate change impacting their traditional livelihoods.

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Indigenous People of Luzon

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Neil Christian F. Clarin
Sarex O. Gauman
Girlie IDK Gaid
Edward IDK Bea
IFUGAO
A group of wet-rice
agriculturalists occupying the
mountainous area of northern
Luzon, Philippines. They are
of Malay stock and their
language is Austronesian
(Malayo-Polynesian), as is
that of their neighbors, but
they have developed a number
of cultural characteristics that
set them apart.
Who are the Ifugao people?
• When referring to the tribe, Ifugao is named after the term i-pugo (“i” meaning
from/people and “pugo” meaning hill), which literally translates to “people of the
hill.” It may also mean “mortals” or “inhabitants of the known earth,” so they
distinguished themselves from spirits and deities.
• It is said that Ifugao people are quite possibly the oldest residents of the highlands,
their origin dating back as early as 800-500 BC. What’s unique about the Ifugao was
that they were one of the few peoples in the Archipelago least influenced by the
Europeans and Americans. The Ifugao tribes battled colonizers for hundreds of years,
and they managed to remain untouched by the influences of colonialism, due in part to
the fierceness of their beliefs and their strength in political and economic resources.
Because of this, Ifugao tribes were able to hold on to their traditional values and legal
systems, with its social organization based almost exclusively on kinship, valuing
family ties, spirituality and culture above all else.
Clothes Of
Ifugaonons
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.
Ifugao People Struggles
• Recently, the Ifugao is facing various challenges which
are deforestation, slash-and-burn, introduction of
commercial rice, and climate change.
• But still the most common problem on ifugaonons are
Health Care and Education because they’re a minority
as a part of indigenous people.
Ifugaonons Traditions
• The Hudhud consists of narrative chants traditionally performed by the Ifugao
community, which is well known for its rice terraces extending over the
highlands of the northern island of the Philippine archipelago. It is practiced
during the rice sowing season, at harvest time and at funeral wakes and rituals.
Ifugaonons Culture
• Ifugao culture revolves around rice, which is considered a
prestige crop. There is an elaborate and complex array of rice
culture feasts inextricably linked with taboos and intricate
agricultural rites, from rice cultivation to rice consumption.
Ifugaonons are also called
head hunters

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