IFSU joins Cultural Parade to mark culmination of IP Month ’22 Celeb, 25th IPRA


In oneness with the entire Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Month 2022 and commemorating the 25th year of the Indigenous Peoples Right Act (IPRA), Ifugao State University (IFSU) through the Cultural Theater Arts Group joined the multi-sectoral populace in the region in a Cultural Parade in Baguio City early today, October 28, 2022.

The group will also be participating in the Closing Ceremonies of the month-long celebration bannering the theme, “25 Years: Fulfilling the Indigenous Peoples Rights and Bridging the Gaps through ICCs/IPs Convergence with Partners and Stakeholders to Ensure Economic Sustainability and Security in the Ancestral Domains."

Celebrated every October, the National IP Month highlights Republic Act No. 8371, or the IPRA signed on October 29, 1997, that mandates the “recognition and protection of the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs).”

The event is spearheaded by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), a primary government agency that shall “protect and promote the interest and well-being of the ICCs/IPs with due regard to their beliefs, customs, and institutions.”