Oral History Resources

📚 Cordillera Studies Center (CSC) – UP Baguio

• What it offers: Fieldwork-based oral histories, ethnographic interviews, and community memory projects.
• Why it matters: CSC is a leading institution in documenting Cordillera Indigenous knowledge.
• Explore: UP Baguio CSC

🗣️ MABIKAs Foundation

• What it offers: Diaspora oral histories, especially from Igorot migrants in Europe and North America.
• Featured Work: Ruth Molintas Tindaan’s Recreating Igorot Identity in Diaspora includes interviews and photo narratives.
• Explore: MABIKAs Foundation

🧭 Philippine Oral History Project – Ateneo de Manila University

• What it offers: A growing archive of oral testimonies from various regions, including Northern Luzon.
• How to access: You can inquire through their School of Social Sciences or contact their history department.

🪧 The Cordillera Review – UP Baguio

• What it offers: Scholarly articles that often incorporate oral accounts and Indigenous perspectives.
• Example: Brett’s Voices from the Other Side includes impressions from Igorot participants in U.S. exhibitions.
• Explore: The Cordillera Review

🧵 Sulong Igorot Blog

• What it offers: Community-driven storytelling and reflections on ancestral rituals and oral heritage.
• Explore: Threads of Igorot Identity