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Igorot

Igorot is a Tagalog word for "mountain people" and denotes the inhabitants of the mountains of central Luzon. Igorot had a derogatory connotation implying backwardness and cultural inferiority.

There are seven major kinds of Igorots, these are: Apayao, Tinggian , Kalinga, Bontoc , Ifugao, Kankanai, and Ibaloi.



06-01-2009 23:10:04
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