Earth Defenders of the Philippines: Bontok-Kankanaey Life with Beverly Longid

Nihizhi, Our Voices: An Indigenous Solutions Podcast

In this episode, we talk with Beverly Longid, an Igorot (Indigenous Philippine) woman of the Bontok-Kankanaey community. We discuss her efforts with KATRIBU (Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas)—a national alliance of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines, to protect the land and environment. The organization is striving to help others understand the land should be protected. While not against land development overall, they are focusing on development that not only helps Indigenous Peoples, but the country as a whole. The pushback they are receiving is detrimental manifests as unlawful imprisonment, extrajudicial killings, and other forms of severe repression, all for saying the earth is sacred and should be protected. As they continue with their mass movement, they are looking for the support of not only their country, but people across the world to show their support.
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