Two New Short Films on Sierra Madre Wild Foods

NTFP-EP Philippines, with support from the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) and NTFP-EP Asia, has released two youth-led short films documenting Indigenous knowledge on wild foods in the Sierra Madre.

1) Cultivating Indigenous Knowledge: Sustaining Wild Foods in the Sierra Madre (Kaingin ng Kaalaman: Pagpapanatili ng Pagkaing Ilang sa Sierra Madre)

A portrait of Dumagat-Remontado communities safeguarding roots, leaves, fruits, mushrooms, and the stories and practices that keep these foods, forests, and lifeways alive. Watch below.

2) Gift of the Forest: The Tulaog Festival (Handog ng Gubat: Pista ng Tulaog)

A glimpse of the annual Tulaog celebration, honoring a sacred cave, ancestral memory, and the wild foods and traditional crops that nourish culture and identity. Watch below.

Credits:

• Produced by NTFP-EP Philippines with funding support from SIANI and NTFP-EP Asia.

• Developed and edited by Lovely Villegas (of UGBON and Ugnayin National Indigenous Youth Network Philippines (UGNAYIN PH)).

• Production Team: Kristel Quierrez-Asa (of UGBON, UGNAYIN PH).With contributions from Samahang ng mga Katutubong Agta na Dumagat/Remontado na Binabaka at pinagtatanggol ang Lupaing Ninuno (SAGIBIN-LN), Tribal Center for Development (TCD), Katutubong Kabataan na Umuugat sa Kabundukan sa Sierra Madre (UGBON), and Wiling Rutaquio-Kaksaan of Malatunglan.

• Special thanks to the communities of Malatunglan and Makid-ata.