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 (6)

Label Occurrences
Ibaloi 2
Ibaloi people 2
Igorot 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 Banaue Rice Terraces
surface form: 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 mountain region
surface form: Cordillera region

Luzon
northern Luzon
mainEconomicActivity rice terrace agriculture
nativeTo Cordillera Central
northern Philippines
partOf Cordillera ethnic groups
primaryProvinces Abra
Apayao NERFINISHED
Benguet NERFINISHED
Ifugao
Kalinga
Mountain Province
region Cordillera Administrative Region
religion Christianity
indigenous animist beliefs
subgroup Bontoc
Ibaloy people
surface form: Ibaloi

Ifugao
Isneg (Apayao)
Kalinga
Kankanaey
Itneg
surface form: Tingguian (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

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Referenced by (10)

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

Cordillera Administrative Region ethnicGroup Igorot
this entity surface form: Ifugao people
Cordillera Administrative Region ethnicGroup Igorot
this entity surface form: Ibaloi
Cordillera Administrative Region hasRegionalLanguages Igorot
this entity surface form: Ibaloi
Philippine Reservation exhibit exhibitedEthnicGroup Igorot
this entity surface form: Igorot people
Mount Pulag isSacredTo Igorot
this entity surface form: Ibaloi people
Cordillera Central indigenousPeople Igorot
this entity surface form: Ibaloi people
Cordilleran languages areSpokenBy Igorot
this entity surface form: Igorot peoples
Filipino people ethnicSubgroup Igorot
this entity surface form: Igorot peoples
Truman Hunt ethnicGroupExhibited Igorot
this entity surface form: Igorot people