2nd Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK Europe (ICBE) Consultation

Proceedings of the Igorot European Consultation (IEC)

29 May-1 June 2003

Theme: "Our Cordillera People’s Culture: Our Heritage"

Venue:
          Jugendgastehaus Wien-Brigittenau
          Friedrich-Engels-Platz 24
          Vienna, Austria

Host: Igorot Organization-Austria (Igorot Austria)

• Summary Report
  Prepared by Yvonne Belen (Documentation Committee)
  
  
• Acknowledgments
  by Yvonne Belen
  
  
• Introduction
  by Yvonne Belen
  
  
• An Overview of the Consultation Preparation and Proceedings
  by Yvonne Belen
  
  

• Igorot Invocation Prayer
  by Richard Stone Pooten
  
  

• Oggayam: Welcome Remarks
  by Patrick A. Bounggick, Sr.

Speeches

• How the Idea of Gathering the Igorots/Cordillerans in Europe Came About
  by Cordillera Community in Belgium (Cordi-Bel)
  Read by Susan Kilakil
  
  
• Cultural Heritage
  by Rex Botengan
  
  
• The Beliefs and Home Rituals of Benguet
  by Severino Oblas     
   
• The Role of Women among Igorots
  by Maria Cristina Apolinar-Abeya
  
  
• On Migration from the Igorotland – Past, Present and Future:
  An Igorot Migrant’s Perspective
  by Conchita Pooten
  
  
• Challenges in a Bicultural Marriage
  by Lolit Hafner-Monico
  
  
• Message of the Philippine Ambassador to Austria
  by His Excellency Victor G. Garcia III
  
  
• Story of the IGO
  by Rex Botengan
  
  
• Update on the Igorot International Consultation-5 (IIC-5)
  by Nicole Lani Abeya-Barnabas

Workshop Reports

• Cordillera Migrants’ Situation in Europe
  Presented by Ruth Lammawin-Licay
  
  
• Bicultural Marriage
  Presented by Juerg Hafner
  
  
• Aging Migrants
  Presented by Jane Gavino
  
  
• Second Generation
  Presented by Claire Alacyang

Plenary Session

• Summary of Friday morning’s (30 May) activities
  by Marylin Bradfer
  
  
• Recommendations
  by Ric Cuyob
  
  
• How We Reached a Consensus on Our Name
  by Cesar T. Taguba
  
  
• Plans for 2005
  by Alfredo Labfayong

Prayers

• Closing Prayer (Oggayam)
  by Peter Agnaonao
  
  
• Thanksgiving Prayer
  by Cesar T. Taguba

Celebration: Igorot Night

• Kanyaw Babayas
  by IGO-Austria

Appendices         

• Igorot Values: Some Personal Thoughts
  by Edmund Bugnosen
  
  
• Biodata: Speakers and/or Panel Discussant

by Rex Botengan

by Severino “Rhino” Oblas

                by Maria Cristina (Mia) Apolinar-Abeya

by Hilda Bounggick

by Conchita Pooten

by Lolit Hafner-Monico (Speaker)

by His Excellency Ambassador Victor G. Garcia III

by Nicole Lani Abeya-Barnabas                                     

• Evaluation
  Compiled by Yvonne Belen
  
  
• Program
  by Cristabel Olat-Bounggick, Annie Tanacio-Hruska & Yvonne Belen
  
  
• Committees
  by Cristabel Olat-Bounggick

Songs

• ENTA BAW Traditional Northern Kankanaey folksong
• HITUN ALGO Non-traditional Tuwali (Ifugao) folksong
• GARAIT Benguet Ibaloi
• NAN LAYAD NENSIKHAFAN Non-traditional Bontoc folksong
• ILLAL LAI Kalinga song
• MANDATDATONG TAKO Kalinga version
• SAGADA