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SCIP
PROPOSED STUDY CENTER FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (SCIP)
“A Center for Innovative Research and Sociocultural Development for the Indigenous Peoples of the NW Luzon, Philippines”
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY CENTER:
The Study Center envisions as a Hub for Research & Development of the Indigenous Peoples. Mainstreaming innovative research on indigenous knowledge, and the authentic sociocultural aspects of the different tribes within the region. Also, it aims to establish partnership with all Indigenous communities to strengthen their distinctive culture, belief, and practices as a basis for self-determination, political independence, socio-economic equity and serve as a bringing partner in helping them access to government services, and organizations that supports their welfares.
The study of Gabriel et al. 2017, “saw the plight of the Ips, the need for a support system that will help them voice out their concerns.” This led the Nueva Ecija University of Science & Technology -Center for Indigenous People’s Education (NEUST-CIPE) a resolution for the establishment of the Center”
In the Ilocos region, particularly in the northern tip of Ilocos norte where ‘Bago tribe’ once flourished in the area has now been in the brink of vanishment, yet few are known to who they are and where they are now. This puzzling yet enigmatic tribe has merged with the isneg and yapayao in the primeval and no one has documented their culture and belief.
AREAS OF CONCERN
The Study Center has 4 major areas of concerns: (1.) Ethnobotanical Research -focused on plant-based knowledge used by the indigenous people through their history, these are food, medicine, building materials, poisons and for rituals. (2.) Documenting their unique cultural aspects such as arts, beliefs, rituals of their past and the present. (3.) The socio-economic aspects of their tribes and how they are assisted towards inclusive growth and development based on their cultural preference. (4.) The tribal literacy aspect on how the younger generations is trained in preserving and protecting their own culture and traditions, and visions towards their ancestral lands amidst the fast-changing world.
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