Igorot

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The Igorot are a collective term for several indigenous ethnic groups native to the mountainous Cordillera region of northern Luzon in the Philippines, known for their rich traditions, rice terrace agriculture, and distinct cultural practices.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Igorot peoples 5
Ibaloi 2
Ibaloi people 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf collective term ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
agriculturalSystem swidden (slash-and-burn) farming ⓘ
terraced wet-rice cultivation ⓘ
colonialHistory partially integrated under American rule ⓘ
resisted Spanish colonization ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus recognized as indigenous cultural communities in the Philippines ⓘ
demographicStatus ethnic minority in the Philippines ⓘ
historicalStatus non-Hispanized highland peoples ⓘ
knownFor Ifugao Rice Terraces ⓘ
distinct cultural practices ⓘ
headhunting traditions (historical) ⓘ
rice terraces ⓘ
traditional rituals ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
woodcarving ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
legalRecognition covered by Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 (Philippines) ⓘ
locatedIn Cordillera region ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
northern Luzon ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity rice terrace agriculture ⓘ
nativeTo Cordillera Central ⓘ
northern Philippines ⓘ
partOf Cordillera ethnic groups ⓘ
primaryProvinces Abra ⓘ
Apayao ⓘ
Benguet ⓘ
Ifugao ⓘ
Kalinga ⓘ
Mountain Province ⓘ
region Cordillera Administrative Region ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
subgroup Bontoc ⓘ
Ibaloi ⓘ
linked to: Ibaloy people

Ifugao ⓘ
Isneg (Apayao) ⓘ
Kalinga ⓘ
Kankanaey ⓘ
Tingguian (Itneg) ⓘ
linked to: Itneg
traditionalClothing tapis (women’s wraparound skirt) ⓘ
wanes (men’s G-string) ⓘ
traditionalDance banga dance ⓘ
tayaw ⓘ
traditionalHouseType Ifugao bale ⓘ
traditionalLeadership council of elders ⓘ
traditionalMusic bamboo instruments ⓘ
gangsa (flat gongs) ⓘ
traditionalSocialStructure village-based communities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cordillera Administrative Region → ethnicGroup → Ifugao people ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Cordillera Administrative Region → ethnicGroup → Ibaloi ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Cordillera Administrative Region → hasRegionalLanguages → Ibaloi ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Philippine Reservation exhibit → exhibitedEthnicGroup → Igorot people ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Mount Pulag → isSacredTo → Ibaloi people ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Cordillera Central → indigenousPeople → Ibaloi people ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Cordilleran languages → areSpokenBy → Igorot peoples ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Filipino people → ethnicSubgroup → Igorot peoples ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Truman Hunt → ethnicGroupExhibited → Igorot people ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Philippine Cordilleras → inhabitedBy → Igorot peoples ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Sagada → hasEthnicGroup → Igorot ⓘ
Kankanaey people → subgroupOf → Igorot peoples ⓘ
linked to: Igorot
Cordillera Administrative Region → ethnolinguisticGroup → Igorot peoples ⓘ
subject linked to: CAR
linked to: Igorot
Isneg (Apayao) → partOf → Igorot ethnolinguistic groups ⓘ
linked to: Igorot