jennifer awingan

region: philippines
website:Cordillera Peoples Alliance

Jennifer Awingan is a member of the Kalinga, an indigenous tribe in the northern Philippines. An activist since 1990, she helped to re-establish the Progressive Igorots for Social Action, an organization that raises political consciousness on the plight and rights of indigenous peoples. She works with the Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance Youth Center, and is a coordinator with Asia-Pacific Indigenous Youth Network, which mobilizes indigenous youth in the Asia Pacific Region for the promotion and protection of indigenous peoples rights to self-governance, ancestral land, cultural integrity, and socio-economic development consistent with their values.

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