Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines

🌿🌾 Indigenous knowledge systems and practices develop from coexistence and daily interactions with #nature over long periods of time. This manifests in health practices, food systems, traditional livelihoods, land use, cultural expressions, and values that are viable, sustainable, and exemplify living in harmony with nature. 🌳☀️ #BiodiversityDay

As we celebrate International #BiodiversityDay, let us recognize and promote #indigenous knowledge systems' valuable contributions to biodiversity and support resistance to threats and violence against the peoples and communities who are defending our planet. 🌏🌿

🌍 Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines is a national project partner of the #TransformativePathways project funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI). Through #Indigenous-led initiatives, we aim to enhance biological and cultural diversity, and contribute to greater recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples to lands, territories and resources. 👉Want to learn more about these initiatives across Asia, Africa, & the Americas? Subscribe to our newsletter and be the first to get project updates: link in our bio

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 🧺🫘🫛 In the Philippine Cordillera region, food has never been just food. For the Indigenous Peoples here, the Bontoc, Ibaloy, Ifugao, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanaey, and Tinggian, a meal is an everyday expression of a deep relationship with the land. It is the source of food and of life itself. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 - 𝐏𝐈𝐊𝐏 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 - - 𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥. #BigaoniINA #IndigenousFoodSystems #Cordillera #IndigenousNaturalAgriculture #PIKP

𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚: 𝐀 𝐆𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 (2025) is a documentation of indigenous practices and traditions of health, wellness, and healing in the Cordillera region. The book highlights how a person’s well-being is deeply interconnected with their community and the more-than-human world — including ancestors, spirits, and unseen forces that offer guidance and protection. By recognizing and nurturing these relationships, indigenous healing practices seek to restore balance within the environment, address illness, and sustain wholeness in our bodies and spirits. Published by Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines (PIKP) @pikphils Sculpture in photo by Katrin de Guia. 🏷️: PHP 750 in the shop 💌: We accept orders via DM. ⏰: Orders are processed during shop hours. 🚛: Book orders are dispatched 1x a week via LBC. #mtcloudbookshop #mtcloudbaguio #readlocal #onmtcloudshelves

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐚-𝐨 𝐧𝐢 𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐏𝐭. 𝟏): 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚-𝐞̈𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐁𝐇𝐆𝐀) 🌱🌾💚 In Baguio City, a community of women is keeping ancestral food traditions alive, one garden at a time. Through "𝐛𝐚-𝐞̈𝐧𝐠," the Ibaloy practice of indigenous home gardening, they are growing safe, nutritious food, preserving heirloom seeds, and healing their communities from the ground up. This is Indigenous Natural Agriculture. This is Biga-o ni INA. Background Music: Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Kordilyera (DKK) -- 𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥. #BigaONiINA #IndigenousNaturalAgriculture #Baeng #IndigenousFoodSystems #PIKP

𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐚-𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐬. 🌿🧺 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐚-𝐨 𝐧𝐢 𝐈𝐍𝐀 is a project aiming to revive and celebrate 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 in the Cordillera: the seeds, the soil, the farmers, the knowledge, and the spirituality behind it all that have quietly kept communities alive and whole until today. The project works alongside Indigenous farmers in Besao, Mountain Province, and home gardeners in Baguio City. Mostly women. Mostly elders, and increasingly, the youth. Together, they carry what they've always known: that food is not just sustenance. It is culture. It is identity. It is life. Over the next eight months, we will learn stories of farmers, gardeners, elders, and youth on sustaining healthy and safe food sources through the gift of rich biodiversity around them. From these stories will also surface how they reclaim and strengthen their identity and roots through 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐈𝐍𝐀). Ultimately, this journey will highlight the vitality and significance of Indigenous Knowledge, Systems, and Practices (IKSPs), not just for the project’s partner communities but for the greater Filipino society. - - 𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥. #BigaoniINA #IndigenousFoodSystems #Cordillera #IndigenousNaturalAgriculture #PIKP #PawankaFund #IndigenousKnowledge #FoodIsCulture #Baguio #MountainProvince

🌻Indigenous women are carriers of indigenous knowledge and champions of innovation. We recognize their role in passing on knowledge, sustaining culture, and ensuring a livable future for the next generations. This Women's Month, PIKP honors the women who continue to strengthen our communities. 👐🌍 Here are some stories from indigenous women from the book "Indigenous Wisdom at Work: Building Resilient Communities in Baguio City," available for reading at the Baguio City Public Library and for purchase at Mt. Cloud Bookshop. 📖

🌲🌳 The forests in the Cordillera have been home to trees, animals and communities providing food, shelter, medicine and a deep sense of belonging. As we celebrate the International Day of Forests, Indigenous youth joined an eco walk at Happy Hollow to discuss and reflect on the city's remaining rich biodiversity and its importance to our lives. The youth carried their stories and songs that remind us of our connection to land.

Baeng shi Eskoydaan in Loakan Elementary School 🌱🫛🍠 Our partner Loakan Elementary School continues to be a school of living tradition, nurturing programs that connect students, parents, teachers, and elders in the shared responsibility of keeping our indigenous knowledge alive. Today we celebrated the completion of the greenhouse at their Gulayan sa Eskwelahan as part of our partnership on transmitting indigenous knowledge and promoting food sovereignty by involving the whole school community in cultivating traditional crops and practices. We also opened new garden plots which will be a space to: 1. Provide hands-on learning through gardening, workshops, and intergenerational sharing between elders and teachers 2. Promote understanding of indigenous food systems by maintaining baeng gardens, medicinal plant gardens, and agricultural innovations 3. Develop learning materials on indigenous food systems for students, teachers, and the wider community to strengthen the Indigenous Peoples’ Education Program, and 4. Encourage community engagement by mobilizing resources and facilitating seed exchanges with the Loakan community, enhancing biodiversity of traditional crops and medicinal plants. Through learning by doing and engaging the community, we ensure that indigenous knowledge continues to live on. By caring for a baeng, we preserve our food systems and medicinal plant traditions so they will not be forgotten. So let’s keep planting, keep learning, and keep our culture alive together!

🔊 Perkuat Pemimpin Muda Melalui Advokasi ICCA Consortium dalam Negosiasi Keanekaragaman Hayati dan Iklim Masyarakat Adat & Komunitas Lokal 🌱 👉🏻 WGII bersama ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia menyelenggarakan ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia Advocacy Youth Camp: Biodiversity and Climate Negotiations for Young Indigenous and Local Community Leaders pada 14-17 Desember 2025 di Bogor 👉 Kegiatan ini berkolaborasi dengan International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines, dan NTFP-EP Asia sebagai ruang penguatan kapasitas pemimpin muda Masyarakat Adat dan Komunitas Lokal dalam isu keanekaragaman hayati, perubahan iklim, dan Hak Asasi Manusia di tingkat internasional. 🔎 Geser slidenya untuk memahami mengapa kegiatan ini penting dan bagaimana dampaknya bagi Masyarakat Adat dan Komunitas Lokal! #IP&LC #KeanekaragamanHayati #KeadilanIklim #ICCAsIndonesia

IN PHOTOS: Progressive Igorots for Social Action, together with Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines, held a Focus Group Discussion on biodiversity and Indigenous knowledge. Through this, the Indigenous youth were able to further root themselves in the struggle for land, life, and self-determination, especially given the situation in Mangkayan and Dalicno, where foreign mining companies threaten the life and livelihoods of the people of the Cordillera. We assert that the role of the indigenous youth is instrumental in the liberation of land from foreign extraction, in the self-determination of the Filipino, especially the Indigenous People, and in the revitalization of Indigenous culture, even in urban communities.