The Igorot.
Like almost everyone, we live in a nation where to be an indigenous is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because laws are created to give assistance to indigenous tribes like mine. Like NCIP where people i see availing are often capable and can afford an education but the brand of being indigenous is likened to a helpless beggar in need of help. And since it favors us, we grab it. Wereadily admit bring poor over pretending to be rich. I haven't seen an indigenous tribe as successful, as organized, as proud, as good, as united as mine. I see Filipinos not wanting to be Filipinos but I rarely see an Igorot embarassed of their heritage.#Igorotak shirts became a hit. Because this name is so sacred among us. shared by Baguio Smile via FBI have no Spanish or American ancestry. Full Blooded Igorot (FBI) ako.
There's no need to improve how the Igorot race should look as we are all created in the image of God. In many parts of the country, the word Igorot is used as a derogatory term for idiots. It was a primeval thinking that stuck in the minds of modern people who still think Igorots are short, ugly, dark skinned with curly hairs and tails. Because of these negative connotations that even a esteemed professor utter that “intermarriages with Caucasian missionaries improved the looks of these race.” |
This is where I put all the articles shared to me that have inspired me in a huge way hoping it would be an INSPIRATION to you too!
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