Indigenous Peoples Day Philippine Indigenous Communities
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Indigenous peoples day philippine indigenous communities. Now many states and organizations choose not to observe the federal holiday and instead dedicate this day to indigenous peoples. A philippine lawmaker on sunday which is international day of world s indigenous peoples called for the end of discrimination against indigenous peoples ips and for the protection of their rights. Earlier in the pandemic the navajo nation the second most populous tribe in the u s whose territory stretches across parts of arizona new mexico and utah had more people infected with the coronavirus per capita than any state in the country. The indigenous people represent nearly 14 of the country s population.
The highland tribes have co existed with the lowland austronesian tribes for thousands of years in the philippine archipelago. Ip settlements are remote without. They continuously face different issues including discrimination poverty and human rights abuse. While columbus day is a federal holiday meant to honor the supposed discovery of america we cannot ignore the harm committed against indigenous communities during the colonization in north america.
In the philippines conserving unique biodiversity relies on the knowledge innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities who live in direct contact with nature. The philippines seven thousand one hundred seven islands are home to more than five hundred indigenous people communities. Unfortunately during this indigenous peoples day many tribal communities are grappling with the devastating effects of covid 19. Indigenous peoples in the world remain one of the poorest most excluded and disadvantaged sectors of society.
According to smithsonian magazine there are now 14 states 130 cities. Philippine indigenous communities the philippines consist of a large number of upland ethnic groups living in the country. Indigenous leadership an estimated 85 of the country s key biodiversity areas are within ancestral domains. Illiteracy unemployment and incidence of poverty are much higher among them than the rest of the population.
They are among the poorest and the most disadvantaged social group in the country. The philippines consist of numerous upland and lowland indigenous ethnolinguistic groups living in the country with austronesians making up the overwhelming majority while full or partial australo melanesians scattered throughout the archipelago.