Ip youth engagements in local community development

IP YOUTH ENGAGEMENTS IN LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Pride of Indigenous Youth Year III / Roxas City, Capiz / 26 May 2013

MULLER HONORIO BATOManshiwes (Founding Director)

CHIVA NI VIRAC : Centre for Ibaloy Studies on Culture, Heritage and Indigenous Values

“Young people who are immersing themselves in local history and culture are not young people who have nothing else to do. They are the few who are called, who respond and do something which happens to be “everything” for their people. They are among the young rapporteurs who

may have been just partly enlightened but are fully bold enough to take the cudgels

for a dying breed.”

Ryan Camado Guinaran, M.D.President, Cordillera Indigenous Peoples Historical Society

Chairperson, Board of Directors - Outstanding Students of the Cordillera Administrative Region Alumni Community Inc.

Learning Basic Ibaloy …

Shinishal sha i shingshing sha.Chinichal cha i chingching cha.

English Translation…

They destroyed their wall.

PREVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION• Introduction

• The Writing of the Book on Local History“NUNTA SHUGI: An Indigenous Peoples History of Virac”

• The Creation of the CHIVA NI VIRAC as an IP Local Youth Organisation

• The Future Establishment of the CV Museum and Cultural Development Centre

• Organisation’s Vision 2015

Setting…

Ethnolinguistic Grouping in the Cordillera Region

Getting to know… the Ibaloy Igorrotes

Keddot – Ceremonial FestivitiesPeshit – the rich man’s feast; highest considered ceremony

The Writing of the Book on Local History “NUNTA SHUGI: An Indigenous Peoples History of Virac”

Written in 2010 and was published by the

barangay in 2011 with fund assistance from

Benguet Corporation’s Social

Development Management Program

(SDMP)

Written by an IP youth aged 22 years

old.

The Creation of the CHIVA NI VIRAC as an IP Local Youth Organisation

CHIVA NI VIRACCentre for Ibaloy Studies on Culture, Heritage and Indigenous Values (Sentro ng Ibaloy sa Pananaliksik ng Kultura, Tradisyon at Katutubong Pagpapahalaga)

Founded on 09 March 2012 at the General Assembly and validation of organization by the Office of the Provincial

Governor

The General Assembly on 09 March 2012

Involvement of GO’s and NGO’s• Office of the Provincial Governor – Provincial

Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office• Office of the Municipal Mayor – Municipal

Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office• Academe (i.e. Saint Louis High of Balatoc)• Senior Citizen’s Federation and Community

Elders• Virac Sports and Civic Organization (VISCOR)• Chosol Youth Organization• Virac Women’s Association of Jahpa and

Chosol• Barangay Officials

 RATIONALE

This organization is conceptualized to help younger generations of dying breed of Virac Ibaloy to learn (ashalĕn), to commend (ishayaw), and to uplift (isalekkad) the Culture, Heritage and Indigenous Values (CHIVA) taught by our forefathers.

The name CHIVA (acronym) is based from the Ibaloy term, shiva/chiva, which literally means - an oral account of origin, extraordinary exploits of extraordinary people which have values learnt from extraordinary experiences.

OBJECTIVES

The CHIVA NI VIRAC shall be able to:

•To provide necessary programmes and seminars to all cooperative members concerning Culture, Heritage and Indigenous Values;

•To promote cultural and artistic development;

•To conserve and promote the community’s historical and cultural heritage;

•To preserve and integrate traditional culture as part of the ethnic cultural mainstream;

•To promote camaraderie and foster relationships with other Ibaloy youth organizations; and

•To provide adequate materials and instruments in relation with the mission and vision of the organization.

 PROGRAMMES

•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program•Writing of different compositions (literature) written in Nabaloi dialect•Educational field trips•Culture and Arts Exhibits•Documentation, Publication and Archiving•Various seminars and conferences•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)•Support for different cultural events

Seminar – Workshop on Culture “Tontonen I Sengeg Tayo” (Searching our Ibaloy Origin) and simultaneous participation in the 6th Eco-tourism and Bindiyan Festival of Kabayan, Benguet – the Cradle of the Ibaloy Civilization – on 28 to 30 April 2013.

 PROGRAMMES

•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program•Writing of different compositions (literature) written in Nabaloi dialect•Educational field trips•Culture and Arts Exhibits•Documentation, Publication and Archiving•Various seminars and conferences•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)•Support for different cultural events

 PROGRAMMES

•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program•Writing of different compositions (literature) written in Nabaloi dialect•Educational field trips•Culture and Arts Exhibits•Documentation, Publication and Archiving•Various seminars and conferences•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)•Support for different cultural events

A local folklore (2012) written in two languages

– Nabaloi and English.The book is specially written and drew for

teenage readers.

Publication on process

 PROGRAMMES

•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program•Writing of different compositions (literature) written in Nabaloi dialect•Educational field trips•Culture and Arts Exhibits•Documentation, Publication and Archiving•Various seminars and conferences•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)•Support for different cultural events

IBALOY DICTIONARY AND GRAMMAR by Lee Ballard, 2011

 PROGRAMMES

•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program•Writing of different compositions (literature) written in Nabaloi dialect•Educational field trips•Culture and Arts Exhibits•Documentation, Publication and Archiving•Various seminars and conferences•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)•Support for different cultural events

Tinabdon House built in 1910 located Virac, Itogon, Benguet

 PROGRAMMES

•Cultural Education and Enrichment Program•Writing of different compositions (literature) written in Nabaloi dialect•Educational field trips•Culture and Arts Exhibits•Documentation, Publication and Archiving•Various seminars and conferences•Enrichment activities on Nabaloi Dialect•Preservation and Protection of Cultural Treasures of the Ibaloi ethnic group (Intangible Heritage)•Support for different cultural events

Participation and Support for Different Cultural Events

Support from the Government Agency and Community

Benguet Provincial Governor Nestor Fongwan handed over the

Traditional Instruments to the CHIVA NI VIRAC on 11 November

2012 at the Capitol

Traditional rites for the newly-acquired traditional

instruments

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• Full acceptance and support of the community on the organisation’s programmes and activities

• Establishment of the CV Museum and Cultural Development Centre

• Establishment of the School of Living Traditions (SLT) of NCCA and continues support of the programme

• Support from and linkages to different Non-governmental organisations (NGO’s), youth organisations and GO’s

• Active engagement of youths in the Community

• Complete properties of the organisation

“Young people who are immersing themselves in local history and culture are not young people who have nothing else to do. They are the few who are called, who respond and do something which happens to be “everything” for their people. They are among the young rapporteurs who

may have been just partly enlightened but are fully bold enough to take the cudgels

for a dying breed.”

Ryan Camado Guinaran, M.D.President, Cordillera Indigenous Peoples Historical Society

Chairperson, Board of Directors - Outstanding Students of the Cordillera Administrative Region Alumni Community Inc.

Photography by COLLIN S YAPDUNGOG Year II 2012

Salamat ja Pasiya

(Thank you very much)

Siged ja aKow!

(Have a good day)