Sustaining the socio-cultural and natural resource conservation of the Isnags through the Nariha Say-am Festival of Pudtol, Apayao [Philippines]
2009
Ocampo, R. | Bascos, R., Apayao State Coll., San Isidro Sur, Luna, Apayao, Mountain Province (Philippines)
The Narimag Highlanders Association (NARIHA) Say-am Festival is celebrated every 18th of December by the Isnags of the upper barangays [villages] of Pudtol, Apayao [Philippines]. It is intended to promote the Lapat System as an indigenous conservation method of protecting natural resources and proliferating the Isnag's socio-cultural activities. Top government officials of the province join in the festival. Highlights of the occasion are the dancing of the 'taddok the talip' and the exchange of discourse among the top provincial officials headed by the governor disclosing the meaning and significance of every event in the Say-am ceremony. Significantly, the event revives cultural traditions and unites the people of Apayao (iyapayao) of different cultural orientations and background in protecting the twin rivers of Nagar and Maton, including the Agora Wildlife Santuary. The NARIHA Say-am is an effective tool of merging principles acrosscultural differences in Apayao. Likewise, it is also a helpful means of conserving the Agora Wildlife Sanctuary watershed supporting irrigations for farmlands and protecting both terrestrial and aquatic organisms for biodiversity conservation
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