The State of Indigenous Education in the Philippines Today

• Main Authors: Cornelio, Jayeel, de Castro, David Faustino T
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: Global citizenship; Philippine policy; Indigenous education; Indigenous peoples; Philippines; Development Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/29; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-48159-2_9
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This chapter looks into the interplay of indigenous education and global citizenship in the Philippines. The country is one of the first nations in Asia to have passed a law recognizing the specific needs of its indigenous people (IP). In 1997, the Indigenous People’s Rights Act was passed into law...