CONFERENCES AND RESEARCH

Conference on indigenous cultures slated

To mark the Indigenous Peoples Month, the Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (SCCTA-NCCA) will hold a national congress entitled APPROPRIATING INDIGENOUS CULTURES IN THE PHILIPPINES: FESTIVALS AND OTHER SPECTACLES on 19-21 October 2006 at the Philippine Social Science Center, Quezon City.

This three-day national congress will set the stage for the critique of the various modes of appropriation of indigenous cultural resources as well as for the formulation of policy recommendations to heighten awareness on the integrity of indigenous cultures in the country.

Paper presenters and discussants come from Indigenous Peoples (IP) organizations, the academe, art and culture agencies, media organizations, film industry, advertising agencies, tourism industry, and other related governmental and non-governmental organizations.

The congress is in line with NCCA's mandate to protect the integrity of cultural symbols and meanings in tangible and intangible traditions (i.e. social values, moral and ethical standards) of indigenous peoples in the Philippines .

Download rationale and objectives < here > and download the conference program < here > . Other inquiries can be directed to appro_ncca@yahoo.com.ph or to Monica Santos (0917-5336578) or Pamela Cajilig (0915-9915051).