Melvyn

Reference: https://ecowebph.org/weaving-culture-enriching-future-stories-of-indigenous-empowerment-and-sustainable-development/news-and-information/feature-story/ In the highlands of Iligan, a Higaunon woman bends over her small patch of soil, her hands dark with earth as she plants seeds into the earth. In Zamboanga del Sur, a Subanen elder gathers his people to speak of justice, unity, and the land they have reclaimed. And in Agusan del Sur, the steady whir of abaca stripping machines hums like a song of renewal—echoing the rhythm of lives once silenced by poverty, now revived by hope. These are not grand stories. They are stories of quiet revolutions—of Indigenous peoples who, through their knowledge and collective strength, are weaving the threads of their culture into the fabric of a sustainable future. This year’s Indigenous Peoples Month theme, “Weaving Culture, Enriching Future: Empowering Indigenous Communities as Bedrock of Sustainable Development,”mirrors what ECOWE...