Rappler's latest stories on Philippines indigenous peoples
[OPINION] The Ifugao, cowboys, and assimilation through education
'[T]here are no initiatives yet to properly train teachers in indigenous history and heritage'
Indigenous youth in Asia Pacific find strength in unity
'It’s your community that gave you identity. It should be a self-obligatory response to give back to them,' shares Jal Mustari, an indigenous youth from Marawi City
[PODCAST] Making Space: Lumad schools face challenges after government-ordered closure
What challenges lie ahead for indigenous children in Mindanao after the government closed down 54 Lumad schools? Rius Valle of the Save Our Schools Network give us some answers.
Number of environmental defenders killed increases to 49 in 2019
Farmers and agricultural workers remain the most targeted, representing 63% of deaths
Surigao tribes light first ever Christmas tree
PRESS RELEASE: Many of the IP communities were converted and have accepted the tradition of Christmas
Civilian courts have jurisdiction over indigenous peoples – Supreme Court
'Nowhere in the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act does it state that courts of law are to abandon jurisdiction over criminal proceedings in favor of mechanisms applying customary laws,' says the Supreme Court 3rd Division
Duterte to consult with Lumad on use of ancestral lands
Malacañang says indigenous peoples can refuse any plan to relocate them from their ancestral domain
Signals: Indigenous communities and climate change
[Special Report] We take a look at how two indigenous communities are heeding signals from the Earth as they cope with and adapt to a changing planet
Signals: Tug of War
Farmers of Ifugao tribes heirs to the world renowned Ifugao Rice Terraces are waging a war against a new enemy – or more accurately an old enemy reaching unprecedented extremes: climate disruption
Signals: Blame Game
Mindoro s forests are vanishing at a rapid pace – and swidden farming better known as kaingin is eyed as one of the culprits Are the Mangyans really to blame?
Philippines' Aeta people 'beggars' in their own land
The government has yet to define the boundaries of many ancestral lands for indigenous peoples fuelling fears of encroachment by private developers
Filipino ethnic groups in the age of information
Conversations with a tribal leader from Mindanao reveal new challenges for the Philippines indigenous peoples How do they fare in this age of information and science?
PH ethnic groups want bill recognizing conservation rights
They say existing laws on conservation do not address new concerns on preserving ecologically important sites that are also sacred to the IPs
PH ethnic tribes lauded for role in forest conservation
Indigenous peoples will document their traditional conservation practices as part of a plan to involve them more in protecting the country s natural wonders
Indigenous elders support ‘questionable’ Iloilo megadam
The Panay Bukidnons hope the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Phase II – 3 dams a 6 6 megawatt hydropower plant an 81 km high line canal – will finally bring progress to Calinog town
